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Jermain Taylor

2018-12-11T20:25:22Z

Roman62: /* Professional Record */

[[file:JermainTaylor.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Jermain Taylor]]
<boxer>031056</boxer>
*'''Trainers:''' [[Ozell Nelson]] (-2006) and [[Pat Burns]] (2001-2006), [[Emanuel Steward]] (2006-2007), [[Ozell Nelson]] (2007-present)
*'''Manager:''' [[Mark Vaz]] (former), [[Al Haymon]] (present)
*'''Promoter:''' [[DiBella Entertainment]]
*'''[[:Category:Jermain Taylor Gallery|Jermain Taylor Gallery]]'''

== Amateur Highlights==
*1998 United States Amateur light middleweight champion. His results included:
**Defeated [[Yamar Resto]] on points
**Defeated [[Philip Thrasher]] on points
**Defeated [[Chris Lords]] on points
**Defeated [[Anthony Hanshaw]] on points
*1998 Goodwill Games Bronze medalist at light middleweight in New York, USA. His results were:
**Defeated [[Nurzhan Smanov]] (Kazakhstan) 9-8
**Lost to [[Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov]] (Russia) 9-13
*1999 United States Amateur Championships at light middleweight. His results were:
**Defeated [[Santiago Rodriguez]] WDQ 3
**Defeated [[Peter Manfredo Jr.]] TKO 2
**Lost to [[Anthony Hanshaw]] on points
*1999 National Golden Gloves Champion at light middleweight. His results were:
**Defeated [[Jason Aaker]] by split decision
**Defeated [[Peter Manfredo Jr.]] on points
**Defeated [[David Leal]] on points
**Defeated [[Dorian Beaupierre]] on points
**Defeated [[Anthony Hanshaw]] on points
*Qualified at light middleweight for 2000 [[Olympic Games]] at the Olympic Trials in Tampa, Florida. His results were:
**Defeated [[Fritz Roberts]] (Virgin Islands) TKO 2
**Defeated [[Luis Sierra]] (Puerto Rico) TKO 3
**Defeated [[Scott MacIntosh]] (Canada) on points
**Defeated [[Hely Yanes]] (Venezuela) on points
*Light Middleweight Bronze Medalist representing the [[2000 United States Olympians|United States]] at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His results were:
**Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) RSC 1
**Defeated [[Scott MacIntosh]] (Canada) 23-9
**Defeated [[Felix Sturm|Adnan Catic]] (Germany) 19-14
**Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) RSC 4

== Professional Highlights ==
'''Jermain Taylor''' won the World Middleweight Title on July 16, 2005, with a [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor (1st meeting)|split decision]] victory over [[Bernard Hopkins]] in Las Vegas, NV. In the rematch, he earned a [[Jermain Taylor vs. Bernard Hopkins (2nd meeting) |unanimous decision]] victory. In his next fight, he battled to a [[Jermain Taylor vs. Ronald Wright|draw]] with [[Ronald (Winky) Wright]], then made two defenses against [[Kassim Ouma]] and [[Cory Spinks]]. On September 29, 2007, Taylor suffered his [[Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlik (1st meeting)|first defeat]] to [[Kelly Pavlik]] and lost his [[WBC]] and [[WBO]] middleweight titles.

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 5-2-1 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 9-4-1 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Raul Marquez]], [[William Joppy]], [[Bernard Hopkins]] (twice), [[Kassim Ouma]], [[Cory Spinks]], [[Jeff Lacy]], and [[Sam Soliman]].[[Caleb Truax]]
**Lost against [[Kelly Pavlik]] (twice), [[Carl Froch]], [[Arthur Abraham]].
**Drew with [[Ronald (Winky) Wright|Ronald Wright]].
*Has a record of 0-1 (0 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (August 2003; 3 defenses)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBA]] Middleweight Super Title (2005-2006; 1 defense)
*[[WBC]] Middleweight Title (2005-2007; 4 defenses)
*(2) [[IBF]] Middleweight Title (2005; 0 defenses, 2014-2015; 0 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Middleweight Title (2005-2007; 4 defenses)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Middleweight Title (2005-2007)

== Lineal Titles ==
*World Middleweight Title (2005-2007)

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Bernard Hopkins]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Felix Sturm]] Super Champion|
years=2005 Jul 16 – 2006 Dec 14 '''Super Champion''' '''Stripped'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kelly Pavlik]]|
years=2005 Jul 16 – 2007 Sep 29|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Arthur Abraham]]|
years=2005 Jul 16 – 2005 Oct 11 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kelly Pavlik]]|
years=2005 Jul 16 – 2007 Sep 29|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sam Soliman]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[David Lemieux]]|
years=2014 Oct 8 – 2015 Feb 6 '''Stripped'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jermain}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Daniel Jacobs

2018-11-17T17:58:39Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:DannyJacobs1.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>432984</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Andre Rozier]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Keith Connolly]] & [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (former), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Sport USA]] (present)
==Amateur Career==
*'''2003''' [[Junior Olympics]] National Champion
*'''2003''' International Junior Olympics Champion in Alexandria, USA (70kg).
*'''2004''' Under-19 United States National Champion in Bushkill, USA (69kg).
*'''2004''' [[National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champions|National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion]] in Kansas City, USA.
*'''2004''' England vs USA Dual Meet Winner in London, England (69kg):
**Defeated [[Martin Murray]] (England) 19:17
**Defeated [[Martin Murray]] (England) 23:12
*'''2005''' United States National Championships Silver medalist in Colorado Springs, USA (69kg):
**Defeated [[Brent Rodriguez]] RSC 2
**Defeated [[DeShon Banks]] 27:24
**Defeated [[Boyd Melson]] 15:10
**Lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]] 12:18
*'''2005''' [[National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champions|National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion]] in Little Rock, USA.
*'''2005''' World Cup participant in Moscow, Russia (75kg);
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov]] (Russia) RSCOS 3
*'''2006''' United States National Championships Gold medalist in Colorado Springs, USA (75kg):
**Defeated [[Cerresso Fort]] 12:6
**Defeated [[Maurice Slade]] RSC 1
**Defeated [[Shawn Estrada]] 8:6
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 32:21
*'''2007''' United States Olympic Trials runner-up in Houston, USA (75kg):
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 30:18
**Defeated [[Dominic Wade]] 18:10
**Lost to [[Shawn Estrada]] 13:13+
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 31:11
**Lost to [[Shawn Estrada]] 14:24

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] middleweight title
*[[NABF]] middleweight title
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas middleweight title

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 5-2-0 (5 KO's) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 5-2-0 (4 KO's) against former or current world champions.
*Has a record of 2-0-0 (2 KO's) in fights outside his native United States.
**Won against [[Ishe Smith]], [[Caleb Truax]], [[Sergio Mora]] (twice) & [[Peter Quillin]].
**Lost against [[Dmitry Pirog]] & [[Gennady Golovkin]].

==Notes==
*In May 2011, Jacobs was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a life-threatening form of bone cancer. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/bronxville-product-danny-jacobs-top-young-middleweight-battles-toughest-foe-life-article-1.993150]

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year (2009)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Prospect of the Year (2009)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Round of the Year (2015, 1st round vs. Sergio Mora)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (2012)

== External Links ==
*[http://twitter.com/DanielJacobsTKO Twitter]
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/daniel-jacobs Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
years=2014 Aug 9 – 2017 Mar 18 '''Regular Champion''' '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''|
after=[[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Regular Champion|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Stripped|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=–|
years=2018 Oct 27 – present |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Daniel}}
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

Daniel Jacobs

2018-11-17T17:58:00Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:DannyJacobs1.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>432984</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Andre Rozier]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Keith Connolly]] & [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (former), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Sport USA]] (present)
==Amateur Career==
*'''2003''' [[Junior Olympics]] National Champion
*'''2003''' International Junior Olympics Champion in Alexandria, USA (70kg).
*'''2004''' Under-19 United States National Champion in Bushkill, USA (69kg).
*'''2004''' [[National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champions|National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion]] in Kansas City, USA.
*'''2004''' England vs USA Dual Meet Winner in London, England (69kg):
**Defeated [[Martin Murray]] (England) 19:17
**Defeated [[Martin Murray]] (England) 23:12
*'''2005''' United States National Championships Silver medalist in Colorado Springs, USA (69kg):
**Defeated [[Brent Rodriguez]] RSC 2
**Defeated [[DeShon Banks]] 27:24
**Defeated [[Boyd Melson]] 15:10
**Lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]] 12:18
*'''2005''' [[National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champions|National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion]] in Little Rock, USA.
*'''2005''' World Cup participant in Moscow, Russia (75kg);
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov]] (Russia) RSCOS 3
*'''2006''' United States National Championships Gold medalist in Colorado Springs, USA (75kg):
**Defeated [[Cerresso Fort]] 12:6
**Defeated [[Maurice Slade]] RSC 1
**Defeated [[Shawn Estrada]] 8:6
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 32:21
*'''2007''' United States Olympic Trials runner-up in Houston, USA (75kg):
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 30:18
**Defeated [[Dominic Wade]] 18:10
**Lost to [[Shawn Estrada]] 13:13+
**Defeated [[Shawn Porter]] 31:11
**Lost to [[Shawn Estrada]] 14:24

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] middleweight title
*[[NABF]] middleweight title
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas middleweight title

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 5-2-0 (5 KO's) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 5-2-0 (3 KO's) against former or current world champions.
*Has a record of 2-0-0 (2 KO's) in fights outside his native United States.
**Won against [[Ishe Smith]], [[Caleb Truax]], [[Sergio Mora]] (twice) & [[Peter Quillin]].
**Lost against [[Dmitry Pirog]] & [[Gennady Golovkin]].

==Notes==
*In May 2011, Jacobs was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a life-threatening form of bone cancer. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/bronxville-product-danny-jacobs-top-young-middleweight-battles-toughest-foe-life-article-1.993150]

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year (2009)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Prospect of the Year (2009)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Round of the Year (2015, 1st round vs. Sergio Mora)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (2012)

== External Links ==
*[http://twitter.com/DanielJacobsTKO Twitter]
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/daniel-jacobs Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
years=2014 Aug 9 – 2017 Mar 18 '''Regular Champion''' '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''|
after=[[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Regular Champion|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Stripped|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=–|
years=2018 Oct 27 – present |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Daniel}}
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

Shinsuke Yamanaka

2018-03-01T07:13:03Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Shinsuke Yamanaka1.JPG|left|300px]]
[[File:Shinsuke Yamanaka.JPG|right|275px]]
<boxer>344846</boxer>

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 13-1 (9 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 8-1 (4 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Ryosuke Iwasa]], [[Vic Darchinyan]], [[Tomas Rojas]], [[Malcolm Tunacao]], [[Suriyan Sor Rungvisai]], [[Liborio Solis]], and [[Anselmo Moreno]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Luis Nery]].

== World Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Bantamweight Title

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Japanese Bantamweight Title (June 2010 - 2011)

== External Links ==
*[http://www.asianboxing.info/shinsuke-yamanaka.html Asian Boxing Profile]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Nonito Donaire]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Luis Nery]]|
years=2011 Nov 6 – 2017 Aug 15|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamanaka, Shinsuke}}
[[Category:World Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Japanese World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]

Shawn Porter

2017-04-23T04:47:21Z

Roman62: /* Notes */

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<boxer>472133</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Trainer:''' Kenny Porter

An immensely talented pugilist with a decorated amateur pedigree, Porter, 10-0 (8 KO's), was [[Manny Pacquiao]]'s lead sparring partner for his super fight with Miguel Cotto. Blessed with speed, power and boxing ability, Porter is frequently compared to [[Andre Berto]].

== Amateur achievements ==
*'''2003''' International Junior Olympics (15-16 year olds) Silver medalist at 66 kg, in Alexandria, USA.
*'''2004''' Pan American Cadet (15-16 year olds) Gold medalist at 70 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' World Junior Championships participant at middleweight, in Agadir, Morocco.
**Defeated [[Ciaran McCauley]] (Ireland) 30-17
**Defeated [[Pavel Bykov]] (Russia) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Luis Garcia]] (Cuba) 11-37
*'''2007''' 1st Pan Am Qualifier Bronze medalist at middleweight, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
**Defeated [[Andres Herida]] (Colombia) RSC 2
**Lost to [[Alfonso Blanco]] (Venezuela) 10-21
*'''2007''' US National Golden Gloves Gold medalist at 75 kg, in Chattanooga, USA.
*'''2007''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2007''' Pan American Games participant at middleweight, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) Lost KO by 2
*'''2007''' US Olympic Trials Bronze medalist at 75 kg, in Houston, USA.
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 18-30
**Defeated [[Jonathan Nelson]] RSC-OS 3
**Defeated [[Fernando Guerrero]] 22-19
**Defeated [[Dominic Wade]] DQ 4
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 11-31
*'''2008''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.

== Notes ==
*Has a record of 2-2 (1 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-2-1 (2 KOs) against former world title holders.
**Won against [[Julio Diaz]], [[Devon Alexander]], [[Paul Malignaggi]], [[Adrien Broner]].[[Andre Berto]]
**Lost against [[Kell Brook]], [[Keith Thurman]].
**Drew against [[Julio Diaz]].

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Shawn}}
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Welterweight Champions]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.shawnporterboxing.com Porter's website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs69prGRFQE Porter interviewed about working with Pacquiao]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLNlKHe4GR8 Porter talks about upcoming fight]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080820112051/http://boxing.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1239 Porter's Olympic Bio]
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/shawn-porter

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Devon Alexander]]|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kell Brook]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 Aug 16 |
}}
{{end box}}

David Haye

2017-03-06T01:41:33Z

Roman62: /* World Title Fights */

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<boxer>155774</boxer>
*'''Trainer:''' [[Adam Booth]], [[Shane McGuigan]] (current)
*'''[[:Category:David Haye Gallery|David Haye Gallery]]
* Haye has a Jamaican father and English mother.
* Adam Booth trained Haye since the age of 16.
* Haye began his amateur career by going 10-3 (9 KO's)
* Amateur record was 83-13, with walkovers not included Haye was possibly 82-10 with over 40 wins by knockout (exact number unknown).
* Won his first amateur bout with a 12 second KO aged 10.
* Haye says he won his first five amateur fights by first round ko.
* Amateur losses were as follows:-
* A disqualification defeat to an unnamed opponent in the Schoolboy Championships when both Haye and his opponent were disqualified.
* A controversial points decision to an unnamed opponent.
* A 2nd round disqualification loss in Germany 1994 aged 13/14 to Maiwand Kaiwan.
* A Walkover to Russia's Ibragim Akajew when withdrawing in the 1998 Liverpool Multi nations.
* Jimmy Twite by TKO1 in the ABA semi finals 1999.
* A decision vs Joe Pastorello in a UK vs USA Dual 1999.
* Orlanda Anderson on points in 1999 in the USA vs UK tournament held in England. Haye had previously beaten Anderson on points in the Liverpool Multi Nations semi finals.
* Michael Simms on points in the 99 World Amateur Championships in Houston TX, USA aged 19.
* By walkover to Ali Ismailov. Haye withdrew due to an injury to the lip suffered in his previous bout with Lasse Johansson.
* Giacobbe Fragomeni by a controversial points decision in 2000 in a qualifier for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
* Andreas Gustafsson 26th Oct 2000 in Warszawa Poland by scores of 18-4.
* Odlanier Solis in the 2001 World Amateur Championships final by RSC3 on the outclassed rule.
* By walkover to Canada's Jason Douglas when forced to withdraw from the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games after a bicep injury suffered in his win over Pakistan's Shuaib Ali.

* Won a Silver Medal at the 2001 World Championships.

==Professional Career==

* As a professional has trained at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)|5th Street Gym]] in Miami Beach, Florida.
* Suffered his first pro loss in his eleventh fight when he was stopped in five rounds by [[Carl Thompson]] on September 10, 2004 for the IBO Cruiserweight title.
* Stopped [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]] in seven rounds to win the [[WBA]] (Super Title) and [[WBC]] Cruiserweight Championships on November 10, 2007.
* Stopped [[WBO]] titlist [[Enzo Maccarinelli]] in two rounds to unify the [[WBA]] (Super Title), [[WBC]], and [[WBO]] Cruiserweight Championships on March 8, 2008.
* Defeated [[Nikolay Valuev]] by a twelve-round majority decision to win the [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship on November 7, 2009.
* Lost the [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship to [[IBF]]/[[WBO]] Heavyweight Champion [[Wladimir Klitschko]] by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision on July 2, 2011.
* Haye's July 14, 2012 bout with [[Dereck Chisora]] in London, which Haye won by a fifth-round TKO, was sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation. Chisora was under indefinite suspension by the [[British Boxing Board of Control]] at the time. As a result, Luxembourg was expelled from the [[European Boxing Union]].

==Minor & Regional Titles==
*[[BBBofC]] English Cruiserweight Title (2003)
*[[EBU]] (European) Cruiserweight Title (2005-2006)
*[[WBA]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2012)
*[[WBO]] International Heavyweight Title (2012)

==World Title Fights==
*5-1 (4 KO) in World Title fights
*3-1 (2 KO) as Heavyweight
*2-0 (2 KO) as Cruiserweight
*6-2 (5 KO) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Arthur Williams]], [[Giacobbe Fragomeni]], [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]], [[Enzo Maccarinelli]], [[Nikolay Valuev]] & [[John Ruiz]].
**Lost against [[Carl Thompson]] & [[Wladimir Klitschko]]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2007 Nov 10 – 2008 May 12 '''Super Champion Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]|
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Giacobbe Fragomeni]]|
years=2007 Nov 10 – 2008 May 12 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Enzo Maccarinelli]]|
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Victor Emilio Ramirez]]|
years=2008 Mar 8 – 2008 Jul 22 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Nikolay Valuev]]}}
{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]
|years=2009 Nov 7 – 2011 Jul 2 '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Wladimir Klitschko]] Super Champion}}
|-
{{s-aft|after=[[Alexander Povetkin]] Regular Champion}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haye, David}}
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:English World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)

2016-06-23T22:59:42Z

Roman62: /* Notes */

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<fight>329588</fight>
*[[World Boxing Council]] Featherweight Title (Morales defending) 
 
== Notes ==
[[File:Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales 2 (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*With the loss, Morales' WBC featherweight title becomes vacant. (Barrera didn't accept the WBC title) 
*Barrera wins the vacant [[The Ring Magazine|Ring Magazine]] Featherweight championship of the world. 
*The fight was originally scheduled for March 2, 2002 but was moved back due to a Barrera rib injury.
*HBO commentator Harold Lederman scored the fight 115-113 for Morales.

Adonis Stevenson

2016-05-30T03:56:26Z

Roman62: /* Career Notes */

[[File:adonis.jpg|225px|thumb|left|275px|Adonis Stevenson]]
<boxer>372003</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Emanuel Steward]] (former), [[Javan "Sugar" Hill]] 

'''[[:Category:Adonis Stevenson Gallery|Adonis Stevenson Gallery]]'''

== Amateur Career ==
*Reportedly held an amateur record of 33-5.
*Canadian National Champion in 2005 and 2006. Bronze medalist, losing to [[Jean Pascal]] in 2003.
*'''2005''' World Championships participant at middleweight, in Mianyang, China.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) 20-37
*'''2006''' Commonwealth Games Silver medalist at middleweight, in in Melbourne, Australia.
**Defeated [[Gordon Ross]] (Guyana) RSC 4
**Defeated [[Chimwemwe Chiotha]] (Malawi) 31-9
**Defeated [[Warren Fauvailili]] (Samoa) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Jarrod Fletcher]] (Australia) 18-34

== Career Notes ==
*Has a record of 7-0 (5 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 4-0 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Chad Dawson]], [[Tavoris Cloud]] ,[[Tony Bellew ]] and [[Sakio Bika]].

== Titles Held ==
*[[WBC]] Silver Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[IBF]] Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[NABO]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[NABA]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[WBC]] International Super Middleweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title (2008)
*Canada Super Middleweight Title (2007)

== Arrest and Conviction ==
In 1998 at age 21, Adonis was convicted to a four year prison sentence for procuring, coercion, and aggravated assault. He was also later convicted of another count of aggravated assault for a fight in prison.

== External Link ==
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/adonis-stevenson Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Chad Dawson]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
start=2013 Jun 8|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Adonis}}
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian World Champions]]
[[Category:Haitian World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:NABA Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champions]]

Adonis Stevenson

2016-05-30T03:56:14Z

Roman62: /* Career Notes */

[[File:adonis.jpg|225px|thumb|left|275px|Adonis Stevenson]]
<boxer>372003</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Emanuel Steward]] (former), [[Javan "Sugar" Hill]] 

'''[[:Category:Adonis Stevenson Gallery|Adonis Stevenson Gallery]]'''

== Amateur Career ==
*Reportedly held an amateur record of 33-5.
*Canadian National Champion in 2005 and 2006. Bronze medalist, losing to [[Jean Pascal]] in 2003.
*'''2005''' World Championships participant at middleweight, in Mianyang, China.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) 20-37
*'''2006''' Commonwealth Games Silver medalist at middleweight, in in Melbourne, Australia.
**Defeated [[Gordon Ross]] (Guyana) RSC 4
**Defeated [[Chimwemwe Chiotha]] (Malawi) 31-9
**Defeated [[Warren Fauvailili]] (Samoa) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Jarrod Fletcher]] (Australia) 18-34

== Career Notes ==
*Has a record of 7-0 (5 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 4-0 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Chad Dawson]], [[Tavoris Cloud]] [[Tony Bellew ]] and [[Sakio Bika]].

== Titles Held ==
*[[WBC]] Silver Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[IBF]] Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[NABO]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[NABA]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[WBC]] International Super Middleweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title (2008)
*Canada Super Middleweight Title (2007)

== Arrest and Conviction ==
In 1998 at age 21, Adonis was convicted to a four year prison sentence for procuring, coercion, and aggravated assault. He was also later convicted of another count of aggravated assault for a fight in prison.

== External Link ==
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/adonis-stevenson Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Adonis}}
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[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian World Champions]]
[[Category:Haitian World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:NABA Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champions]]

Andre Berto

2016-05-04T20:23:43Z

Roman62: /* Professional Career */

[[File:AndreBerto.jpg|260px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>283680</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Tony Morgan]], [[Virgil Hunter]] (2013-present) 

[[:Image:Berto.Andre.jpg|Photo #2]]
 

==Amateur Accomplishments==
*2001 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion
*2003 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
*Bronze medalist for the United States as a welterweight at the 2003 World amateur championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
**Defeated [[Rolandas Jasevicus]] (Lithuania) 29-22
**Defeated [[Vadim Mezga]] (Belarus) RSCO 3
**Defeated [[Darren Barker]] (England) 24-22
**Lost to [[Lorenzo Aragon]] (Cuba) 15-25
*Represented Haiti at the 2004 Olympics, lost to [[Xavier Noel]] (France) 34-36, in the opening round. Berto had failed to qualifty for the United States team, but was able to fight for the Haitian team, as his parents were Haitian born.
*He had over 200 amateur bouts.

==Professional Career ==
*Has a record of 7-2 (4 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 6-3 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Steve Forbes]], [[Luis Collazo]], [[Juan Urango]], [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]],[[Victor Ortiz]]
**Lost against [[Victor Ortiz]], [[Robert Guerrero]],[[Floyd Mayweather Jr]]

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*interim [[WBA]] Welterweight Title (2015)
*[[NABF]] Welterweight Title (2007 - 2008)

==World Titles==
*[[IBF]] Welterweight Title
*[[WBC]] Welterweight Title

== Failed Drug Test ==
On May 18, 2012, it was reported that Berto tested positive in both his A and B samples for norandrosterone; a detectable metabolite of nandrolone which is an anabolic steroid. With the results, his June 23rd rematch with [[Victor Ortiz]], the only man to have beaten Berto to that point, was cancelled. Berto denied using the substance, despite having Victor Conte of the infamous Balco Company in his training camp. Conte received national attention in 2003 for supplying numerous professional athletes with illegal substances thought to be undetectable by drug tests. In August of 2012, Berto, despite the failed test, was licensed to fight in the state of California. [http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/7946982/andre-berto-tests-positive-rematch-victor-ortiz-canceled]

==External Links==
*[http://www.andreberto.com/ Official Website]
*http://twitter.com/AndreBerto
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/andre-berto

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title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]]|
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before=[[Jan Zaveck]]|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Randall Bailey]]|
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[[Category:2004 Olympians]]
[[Category:Haitian Olympians]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]

James Toney

2016-03-24T21:55:25Z

Roman62: /* Professional Career */

[[File:JamesToney04.jpg|left|300px]]
<boxer>001437</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Bill Miller, [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]], [[Freddie Roach]], [[Shadeed Suluki]] (current) 
'''Managers:''' Johnny "Ace" Smith, [[Jackie Kallen]], Self (current) 
'''[[:Category:James Toney Gallery|James Toney Photo Gallery]] 
 

'''James Toney''' is a multi-division world champion and future Hall of Famer. He is known for his legendary "old-school" style, consisting of his shoulder roll (used to avoid punches), his ability to fight off the ropes, his slick body movements, and his infighting.

== Amateur Career ==
*Record: 35 fights, 33 wins (32 KO's), 2 losses
*Lost his first amateur bout
*Won the 1983 and 1984 West Michigan Junior Division Championship (156 lbs)
*Won the 1987 Novice [[Golden Gloves]] Championship (156 lbs)
*Won the 1987 Michigan Silver Gloves Championship (156 lbs)
*Lost in the first round of the 1988 Detroit Golden Gloves Tournament (156 lbs)
*Won 1988 Ohio State Fair Championship (156 lbs)

== Professional Career ==
*Has a record of 10-1-2 1NC (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 11-7-2 2NC (6 KOs) against former world titleists.
**Won against [[Michael Nunn]], [[Reggie Johnson]], [[Mike McCallum]] (twice), [[Doug DeWitt]], [[Iran Barkley]], [[Charles Williams]], [[Steve Little]], [[Adolpho Washington]], [[Vassiliy Jirov]], [[Evander Holyfield]].
**Lost against [[Roy Jones Jr.]]. [[Montell Griffin]] (twice), [[Samuel Peter]] (twice), [[Denis Lebedev]],[[Lucas Browne]].
**Drew with [[Mike McCallum]], [[Hasim Rahman]].
**No Contest against [[John Ruiz]], [[Hasim Rahman]].
*After his seventh professional fight, Toney's manager, Johnny "Ace" Smith, who was a drug dealer, was shot and killed. Toney then hired [[Jackie Kallen]], a former publicist for the [[Kronk Gym]], as his manager.
*Knocked out [[Michael Nunn]] in eleven rounds to win the [[IBF]] Middleweight Championship on May 10, 1991. Toney, a 20 to 1 underdog, was behind on all three official scorecards.
*In his first defense of the IBF Middleweight Championship, Toney defeated [[Reggie Johnson]] by a split decision on June 29, 1991.
*Retained the IBF Middleweight Championship with a draw against former [[WBA]] champion [[Mike McCallum]] on December 13, 1991. The fight was going to be a unification match, but the WBA stripped McCallum on December 4. They demanded he defend against [[Steve Collins]], whom he decisively defeated the previous year.
*Retained the IBF Middleweight Championship with a controversial split decision against [[Dave Tiberi]] on February 8, 1992. Many people thought Tiberi was robbed, and the controversy led to an investigation by the United States Senate into corruption in boxing.
*In his last fight as a middleweight, Toney retained the IBF Middleweight Championship with a majority decision against Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992.
*Stopped [[Iran Barkley]] in nine rounds to win the IBF Super Middleweight Championship on February 13, 1992.
*Suffered his first defeat and lost the IBF Super Middleweight Championship to [[Roy Jones Jr.]] by a lopsided decision on November 18, 1994.
*Defeated [[Vassiliy Jirov]] by a unanimous decision to win the IBF Cruiserweight Championship on April 26, 2003. The bout was named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]]. by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Stopped [[Evander Holyfield]] in nine rounds on October 4, 2003.
*Defeated [[John Ruiz]] by a unanimous decision to win the WBA Heavyweight Championship on [[Fight:929781|April 30, 2005]]. Toney became the third former World Middleweight Champion to capture a version of the World Heavyweight Championship, along with [[Roy Jones Jr.]] and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]]. However, on May 11, 2005, it was announced that Toney tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone, and his victory over Ruiz was changed to a [[no decision]]. He was also suspended for 90 days and fined $10,000. On May 17, 2005, Toney was stripped of the [[WBA]] title for his positive test, and the title was restored to Ruiz.
*Fought a draw with WBC Heavyweight Champion [[Hasim Rahman]] on March 18, 2006.
*Lost to [[Samuel Peter]] in back-to-back WBC heavyweight title eliminators. Toney lost by a split decision on September 2, 2006 and then lost by a lopsided decision on January 6, 2007.
*Defeated [[Danny Batchelder]] by a split decision on May 24, 2007. After the fight, Toney tested positive for boldenone and stanazolol, and Batchelder tested positive for stanazolol and oxandolone. Both were suspended for a year.
*Lost to interim WBA Crusierweight Champion [[Denis Lebedev]] by a lopsided decision on November 4, 2011. Toney lost every round on all three official scorecards.
*Toney's fighting weight has been as low as 157 lbs and as high as [[:File:Toney vs. Reed.jpg|257 lbs]].

== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1991 and 2003.
*Named the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1991 and 2003.
*Named [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|''The Ring'' Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 2003

==Minor & Regional Titles==
*Michigan State Middleweight Championship (1990)
*[[IBC]] Middleweight Championship (1990)
*[[USBA]] Light Heavyweight Championship (1995)
*[[WBU]] Light Heavyweight Championship (1995)
*[[WBU]] Continental Cruiserweight Championship (1995)
*[[WBU]] Cruiserweight Championship (1997)
*[[IBO]] Cruiserweight Championship (1997)
*[[IBA]] Super Cruiserweight Championship (2001)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship (2004)
*[[IBA]] Heavyweight Championship (2004)
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Heavyweight Championship (2008)
*[[IBU]] Heavyweight Championship (2012)

== Other Sports==
*Toney played football in high school. "I got a scholarship offer to play quarterback at Western Michigan, and the University of Michigan wanted me as a defensive back," Toney said. "But I wasn't a team player and I wasn't good at taking orders, so I went back to boxing."
*Toney made his mixed martial arts debut against former UCF Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture at UCF 118 on August 28, 2010. Couture got him in an arm-triangle choke, and Toney tapped out at 3:19 of the first round.

==External Link==
*[http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/james-toney-reaches-for-glory1 "James Toney Reaches For Glory" by Thomas Hauser, Secondsout.com, October 4, 2003]

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title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
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title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:Michigan Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Michigan State Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Heavyweight Champions]]
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Felix Sturm

2016-02-26T09:41:17Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:FelixSturm Neu.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>031252</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] ( - 2009), [[Roland Bebak]] (2010 - ) 
'''Trainers:''' [[Michael Timm]] ( - 2009), [[Fritz Sdunek]] (2010 - ) 
 
'''[[:Category:Felix Sturm Gallery|Felix Sturm Gallery]]''' 
 
==Boxing Career==
[[file:Sturm7thDec.jpg|right|thumb|225 px]]
At the young age of eleven, Felix Sturm discovered his passion for the sport of boxing. Born in Leverkusen, Germany, he had success early on when he became the Junior European Champion in 1997. Three years later, the 21-years old amateur star represented Germany at the [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney and lost a razor thin decision to Bronze Medal winner and future Middleweight World Champion [[Jermain Taylor]]. Just a few months after the Olympic Games, Sturm decided to turn pro and won his professional debut on January 27, 2001.

At the end of his first year as a professional prize fighter – fighting under the banner of [[Universum Box-Promotion]] – Felix Sturm had a perfect record of 10-0. In 2003, Sturm seized the moment when he replaced his stable mate [[Bert Schenk]] on short notice to challenge [[WBO]] middleweight champion [[Hector Javier Velazco]] in Berlin, Germany. Boxing beautifully, Sturm took the decision and the WBO belt. A new champion was born.

In June 2004, Sturm took the next step and became an instant star when he faced boxing legend and multiple-time world champion [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in Las Vegas. Most observers felt that Sturm out-boxed his legendary foe and did well enough to get a decision. But the judges disagreed and awarded De La Hoya a controversial and highly debated win. Sturm lost his belt, but archived international recognition.

Sturm fought back and secured his second world title when he defeated hard-punching [[WBA]] champion [[Maselino Masoe]] in March 2006. The first title defense ended in disappointment as Sturm lost an upset TKO to the experienced Spaniard [[Javier Castillejo]]. Only nine months later, however, the German fighter clearly outpointed Castillejo in their rematch to capture his third middleweight crown.

In 2010, Sturm parted way with Universum Box-Promotion and founded [[Sturm Box-Promotion]]. Now promoting himself, he came back on September 4, 2010, along with his new trainer [[Fritz Sdunek]], in Cologne, Germany, against the hard-hitting [[Giovanni Lorenzo]] to retain his WBA crown via a one-sided unanimous decision.

Sturm defeated American contender [[Ronald Hearns]] by TKO in his next fight, before scoring a close decision win in a thrilling affair against Irishman [[Matthew Macklin]] in June 2011. In December of that year, he fought to a disputed draw with unbeaten [[Martin Murray]] – a fight most observers felt Sturm won.

In April 2012, he gave one of his career-best performances when he thoroughly dominated and stopped former world champion [[Sebastian Zbik]] in a domestic battle in front of 20.000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Five months later, he fought Australian [[IBF]] champion [[Daniel Geale]] in a WBA/IBF middleweight title unification in Oberhausen, Germany. After a intense battle over twelve rounds, two of the three judges scored the fight for Geale, making him the winner by split decision.

Eager to get a rematch, Sturm took on veteran [[Sam Soliman]] in an IBF title eliminator early in 2013. He lost a highly disputed decision to Soliman which was later overturned to a No Contest when Soliman was found guilty of doping. The IBF set up another elimination bout for Sturm, this time with the unbeaten [[Predrag Radosevic]], the highest ranked contender by the IBF at that time. Sturm absolutely destroyed Radosevic in July 2013 in Dortmund, Germany, dropping him three times en route to a fourth round TKO win.

Now the mandatory challenger for the IBF, Sturm challenged [[Darren Barker]] from Great Britian, who defeated Geale in barnburner in Atlantic City in August 2013, in front of a packed house at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 7, 2013. The German, who was the betting underdog in this fight, seized the moment as he finished Barker in only two rounds to capture the IBF world title and become Germany’s first and only four-time professional world boxing champion.

Felix Sturm has an outstanding professional record consisting of 39 wins with 18 of them by way of knockout, three defeats, two draws and one No Contest.

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 16-5-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-5-1-1 (4 KOs) against current or former world champions.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Hacine Cherifi]], [[Bert Schenk]], [[Maselino Masoe]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Sebastian Sylvester]], [[Sebastian Zbik]], [[Darren Barker]],[[Fedor Chudinov]].
**Lost against [[Oscar De La Hoya]], Javier Castillejo, [[Daniel Geale]],[[Sam Soliman]] [[Fedor Chudinov]].
**Drew against [[Robert Stieglitz]].
**No Contest against [[Sam Soliman]]

==World Titles==
*[[WBO]] World Middleweight Title (2003-2004)
*[[WBA]] World Middleweight Title (2006; 2007-2012)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (2010-2012)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (2013-2014)
*[[WBA]] World Super Middleweight Title (2016-)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBF]] Youth Middleweight Title (2003)
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Middleweight Title (2003; 2004-2005)

==Awards & Other Achievements==
*German Fighter of the Year (2004)
*First and only professional fighter from Germany to win four world championships
*Named the "Comeback Fighter of the Year" in 2013 by the [[IBF]]

==Olympic Results==
'''2000''' [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia (Light Middleweight, representing Germany):
*Defeated [[Dilshod Yarbekov]] (Uzbekistan) 10-6
*Defeated [[Richard Rowles]] (Australia) RSCO-3
*Lost to [[Jermain Taylor]] (United States) 14-19

==Amateur Highlights==
'''1997''' European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrew Larkins]] (England) 14-1
*Defeated [[Stefan Balint]] (Romania) 13-1
*Defeated [[Andrey Miruk]] (Belarus) 3-1
*Defeated [[Evgeny Kazantsev]] (Russia) 3-1
'''1997''' German National Championships (Silver Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Lost to [[Juergen Braehmer]] 8-19 (Final)
'''1998''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] 17-13 (Final)
'''1999''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] (Final)
'''1999''' World Championships in Houston, United States (Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrey Tsurkan]] (Ukraine) 8-3
*Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) 4-5
'''2000''' European Championships in Tampere, Finland (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 5-1
*Defeated [[Miroslaw Nowosada]] (Poland) 5-1
*Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) 5-0
*Defeated [[Andrei Mishin]] (Russia) 3-1

==External Links==
[http://felixsturm.de Official Web Site] 
[https://twitter.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Twitter] 
[https://www.facebook.com/sturm.felix Felix Sturm on Facebook] 
[http://instagram.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Instagram]

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after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Jun 5
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title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
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title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sam Soliman]]|
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title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
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years=2016 Feb 20 – Current
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Felix}}
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[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

Felix Sturm

2016-02-26T06:45:03Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:FelixSturm Neu.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>031252</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] ( - 2009), [[Roland Bebak]] (2010 - ) 
'''Trainers:''' [[Michael Timm]] ( - 2009), [[Fritz Sdunek]] (2010 - ) 
 
'''[[:Category:Felix Sturm Gallery|Felix Sturm Gallery]]''' 
 
==Boxing Career==
[[file:Sturm7thDec.jpg|right|thumb|225 px]]
At the young age of eleven, Felix Sturm discovered his passion for the sport of boxing. Born in Leverkusen, Germany, he had success early on when he became the Junior European Champion in 1997. Three years later, the 21-years old amateur star represented Germany at the [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney and lost a razor thin decision to Bronze Medal winner and future Middleweight World Champion [[Jermain Taylor]]. Just a few months after the Olympic Games, Sturm decided to turn pro and won his professional debut on January 27, 2001.

At the end of his first year as a professional prize fighter – fighting under the banner of [[Universum Box-Promotion]] – Felix Sturm had a perfect record of 10-0. In 2003, Sturm seized the moment when he replaced his stable mate [[Bert Schenk]] on short notice to challenge [[WBO]] middleweight champion [[Hector Javier Velazco]] in Berlin, Germany. Boxing beautifully, Sturm took the decision and the WBO belt. A new champion was born.

In June 2004, Sturm took the next step and became an instant star when he faced boxing legend and multiple-time world champion [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in Las Vegas. Most observers felt that Sturm out-boxed his legendary foe and did well enough to get a decision. But the judges disagreed and awarded De La Hoya a controversial and highly debated win. Sturm lost his belt, but archived international recognition.

Sturm fought back and secured his second world title when he defeated hard-punching [[WBA]] champion [[Maselino Masoe]] in March 2006. The first title defense ended in disappointment as Sturm lost an upset TKO to the experienced Spaniard [[Javier Castillejo]]. Only nine months later, however, the German fighter clearly outpointed Castillejo in their rematch to capture his third middleweight crown.

In 2010, Sturm parted way with Universum Box-Promotion and founded [[Sturm Box-Promotion]]. Now promoting himself, he came back on September 4, 2010, along with his new trainer [[Fritz Sdunek]], in Cologne, Germany, against the hard-hitting [[Giovanni Lorenzo]] to retain his WBA crown via a one-sided unanimous decision.

Sturm defeated American contender [[Ronald Hearns]] by TKO in his next fight, before scoring a close decision win in a thrilling affair against Irishman [[Matthew Macklin]] in June 2011. In December of that year, he fought to a disputed draw with unbeaten [[Martin Murray]] – a fight most observers felt Sturm won.

In April 2012, he gave one of his career-best performances when he thoroughly dominated and stopped former world champion [[Sebastian Zbik]] in a domestic battle in front of 20.000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Five months later, he fought Australian [[IBF]] champion [[Daniel Geale]] in a WBA/IBF middleweight title unification in Oberhausen, Germany. After a intense battle over twelve rounds, two of the three judges scored the fight for Geale, making him the winner by split decision.

Eager to get a rematch, Sturm took on veteran [[Sam Soliman]] in an IBF title eliminator early in 2013. He lost a highly disputed decision to Soliman which was later overturned to a No Contest when Soliman was found guilty of doping. The IBF set up another elimination bout for Sturm, this time with the unbeaten [[Predrag Radosevic]], the highest ranked contender by the IBF at that time. Sturm absolutely destroyed Radosevic in July 2013 in Dortmund, Germany, dropping him three times en route to a fourth round TKO win.

Now the mandatory challenger for the IBF, Sturm challenged [[Darren Barker]] from Great Britian, who defeated Geale in barnburner in Atlantic City in August 2013, in front of a packed house at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 7, 2013. The German, who was the betting underdog in this fight, seized the moment as he finished Barker in only two rounds to capture the IBF world title and become Germany’s first and only four-time professional world boxing champion.

Felix Sturm has an outstanding professional record consisting of 39 wins with 18 of them by way of knockout, three defeats, two draws and one No Contest.

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 16-5-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-5 (4 KOs) against current or former world champions.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Hacine Cherifi]], [[Bert Schenk]], [[Maselino Masoe]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Sebastian Sylvester]], [[Sebastian Zbik]], [[Darren Barker]],[[Fedor Chudinov]].
**Lost against [[Oscar De La Hoya]], Javier Castillejo, [[Daniel Geale]],[[Sam Soliman]] [[Fedor Chudinov]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBO]] World Middleweight Title (2003-2004)
*[[WBA]] World Middleweight Title (2006; 2007-2012)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (2010-2012)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (2013-2014)
*[[WBA]] World Super Middleweight Title (2016-)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBF]] Youth Middleweight Title (2003)
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Middleweight Title (2003; 2004-2005)

==Awards & Other Achievements==
*German Fighter of the Year (2004)
*First and only professional fighter from Germany to win four world championships
*Named the "Comeback Fighter of the Year" in 2013 by the [[IBF]]

==Olympic Results==
'''2000''' [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia (Light Middleweight, representing Germany):
*Defeated [[Dilshod Yarbekov]] (Uzbekistan) 10-6
*Defeated [[Richard Rowles]] (Australia) RSCO-3
*Lost to [[Jermain Taylor]] (United States) 14-19

==Amateur Highlights==
'''1997''' European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrew Larkins]] (England) 14-1
*Defeated [[Stefan Balint]] (Romania) 13-1
*Defeated [[Andrey Miruk]] (Belarus) 3-1
*Defeated [[Evgeny Kazantsev]] (Russia) 3-1
'''1997''' German National Championships (Silver Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Lost to [[Juergen Braehmer]] 8-19 (Final)
'''1998''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] 17-13 (Final)
'''1999''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] (Final)
'''1999''' World Championships in Houston, United States (Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrey Tsurkan]] (Ukraine) 8-3
*Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) 4-5
'''2000''' European Championships in Tampere, Finland (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 5-1
*Defeated [[Miroslaw Nowosada]] (Poland) 5-1
*Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) 5-0
*Defeated [[Andrei Mishin]] (Russia) 3-1

==External Links==
[http://felixsturm.de Official Web Site] 
[https://twitter.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Twitter] 
[https://www.facebook.com/sturm.felix Felix Sturm on Facebook] 
[http://instagram.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Instagram]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Hector Javier Velazco]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Jun 5
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Maselino Masoe]] Regular Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|
years=2006 Mar 11 – 2006 Jul 15 '''Regular Champion'''
}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|}}
{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]
|years=2007 Apr 28 – 2010 Mar '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2010 Mar – 2012 Sep 1 '''Super Champion'''}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Daniel Geale]] Super Champion}}
|-
{{s-aft|after=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Regular Champion
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Darren Barker]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sam Soliman]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 May 31|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Fedor Chudinov]]|
title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after= |
years=2016 Feb 20 – Current
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Felix}}
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

Felix Sturm

2016-02-22T02:14:55Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:FelixSturm Neu.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>031252</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] ( - 2009), [[Roland Bebak]] (2010 - ) 
'''Trainers:''' [[Michael Timm]] ( - 2009), [[Fritz Sdunek]] (2010 - ) 
 
'''[[:Category:Felix Sturm Gallery|Felix Sturm Gallery]]''' 
 
==Boxing Career==
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At the young age of eleven, Felix Sturm discovered his passion for the sport of boxing. Born in Leverkusen, Germany, he had success early on when he became the Junior European Champion in 1997. Three years later, the 21-years old amateur star represented Germany at the [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney and lost a razor thin decision to Bronze Medal winner and future Middleweight World Champion [[Jermain Taylor]]. Just a few months after the Olympic Games, Sturm decided to turn pro and won his professional debut on January 27, 2001.

At the end of his first year as a professional prize fighter – fighting under the banner of [[Universum Box-Promotion]] – Felix Sturm had a perfect record of 10-0. In 2003, Sturm seized the moment when he replaced his stable mate [[Bert Schenk]] on short notice to challenge [[WBO]] middleweight champion [[Hector Javier Velazco]] in Berlin, Germany. Boxing beautifully, Sturm took the decision and the WBO belt. A new champion was born.

In June 2004, Sturm took the next step and became an instant star when he faced boxing legend and multiple-time world champion [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in Las Vegas. Most observers felt that Sturm out-boxed his legendary foe and did well enough to get a decision. But the judges disagreed and awarded De La Hoya a controversial and highly debated win. Sturm lost his belt, but archived international recognition.

Sturm fought back and secured his second world title when he defeated hard-punching [[WBA]] champion [[Maselino Masoe]] in March 2006. The first title defense ended in disappointment as Sturm lost an upset TKO to the experienced Spaniard [[Javier Castillejo]]. Only nine months later, however, the German fighter clearly outpointed Castillejo in their rematch to capture his third middleweight crown.

In 2010, Sturm parted way with Universum Box-Promotion and founded [[Sturm Box-Promotion]]. Now promoting himself, he came back on September 4, 2010, along with his new trainer [[Fritz Sdunek]], in Cologne, Germany, against the hard-hitting [[Giovanni Lorenzo]] to retain his WBA crown via a one-sided unanimous decision.

Sturm defeated American contender [[Ronald Hearns]] by TKO in his next fight, before scoring a close decision win in a thrilling affair against Irishman [[Matthew Macklin]] in June 2011. In December of that year, he fought to a disputed draw with unbeaten [[Martin Murray]] – a fight most observers felt Sturm won.

In April 2012, he gave one of his career-best performances when he thoroughly dominated and stopped former world champion [[Sebastian Zbik]] in a domestic battle in front of 20.000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Five months later, he fought Australian [[IBF]] champion [[Daniel Geale]] in a WBA/IBF middleweight title unification in Oberhausen, Germany. After a intense battle over twelve rounds, two of the three judges scored the fight for Geale, making him the winner by split decision.

Eager to get a rematch, Sturm took on veteran [[Sam Soliman]] in an IBF title eliminator early in 2013. He lost a highly disputed decision to Soliman which was later overturned to a No Contest when Soliman was found guilty of doping. The IBF set up another elimination bout for Sturm, this time with the unbeaten [[Predrag Radosevic]], the highest ranked contender by the IBF at that time. Sturm absolutely destroyed Radosevic in July 2013 in Dortmund, Germany, dropping him three times en route to a fourth round TKO win.

Now the mandatory challenger for the IBF, Sturm challenged [[Darren Barker]] from Great Britian, who defeated Geale in barnburner in Atlantic City in August 2013, in front of a packed house at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 7, 2013. The German, who was the betting underdog in this fight, seized the moment as he finished Barker in only two rounds to capture the IBF world title and become Germany’s first and only four-time professional world boxing champion.

Felix Sturm has an outstanding professional record consisting of 39 wins with 18 of them by way of knockout, three defeats, two draws and one No Contest.

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 15-5-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-5 (4 KOs) against current or former world champions.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Hacine Cherifi]], [[Bert Schenk]], [[Maselino Masoe]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Sebastian Sylvester]], [[Sebastian Zbik]], [[Darren Barker]],[[Fedor Chudinov]].
**Lost against [[Oscar De La Hoya]], Javier Castillejo, [[Daniel Geale]],[[Sam Soliman]] [[Fedor Chudinov]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBO]] World Middleweight Title (2003-2004)
*[[WBA]] World Middleweight Title (2006; 2007-2012)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (2010-2012)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (2013-2014)
*[[WBA]] World Super Middleweight Title (2016-)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBF]] Youth Middleweight Title (2003)
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Middleweight Title (2003; 2004-2005)

==Awards & Other Achievements==
*German Fighter of the Year (2004)
*First and only professional fighter from Germany to win four world championships
*Named the "Comeback Fighter of the Year" in 2013 by the [[IBF]]

==Olympic Results==
'''2000''' [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia (Light Middleweight, representing Germany):
*Defeated [[Dilshod Yarbekov]] (Uzbekistan) 10-6
*Defeated [[Richard Rowles]] (Australia) RSCO-3
*Lost to [[Jermain Taylor]] (United States) 14-19

==Amateur Highlights==
'''1997''' European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrew Larkins]] (England) 14-1
*Defeated [[Stefan Balint]] (Romania) 13-1
*Defeated [[Andrey Miruk]] (Belarus) 3-1
*Defeated [[Evgeny Kazantsev]] (Russia) 3-1
'''1997''' German National Championships (Silver Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Lost to [[Juergen Braehmer]] 8-19 (Final)
'''1998''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] 17-13 (Final)
'''1999''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] (Final)
'''1999''' World Championships in Houston, United States (Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrey Tsurkan]] (Ukraine) 8-3
*Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) 4-5
'''2000''' European Championships in Tampere, Finland (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 5-1
*Defeated [[Miroslaw Nowosada]] (Poland) 5-1
*Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) 5-0
*Defeated [[Andrei Mishin]] (Russia) 3-1

==External Links==
[http://felixsturm.de Official Web Site] 
[https://twitter.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Twitter] 
[https://www.facebook.com/sturm.felix Felix Sturm on Facebook] 
[http://instagram.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Instagram]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Hector Javier Velazco]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Jun 5
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Maselino Masoe]] Regular Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|
years=2006 Mar 11 – 2006 Jul 15 '''Regular Champion'''
}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|}}
{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]
|years=2007 Apr 28 – 2010 Mar '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2010 Mar – 2012 Sep 1 '''Super Champion'''}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Daniel Geale]] Super Champion}}
|-
{{s-aft|after=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Regular Champion
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Darren Barker]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sam Soliman]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 May 31|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Fedor Chudinov]]|
title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after= |
years=2016 Feb 20 – Current
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Felix}}
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

Arthur Abraham

2016-02-22T02:13:57Z

Roman62: /* Professional Highlights */

[[File:Arthur Abraham1.jpg|left|275px]]
<boxer>208432</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Wilfried Sauerland]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Ulli Wegner]] 
'''[[:Category:Arthur Abraham Gallery|Arthur Abraham Gallery]]'''

== Professional Highlights ==
*Has a record of 18-3 (9 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 7-3 (4 KO) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Raul Marquez]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Robert Stieglitz]] (thrice).[[Giovanni De Carolis]]
**Lost against [[Carl Froch]], [[Andre Ward]], Robert Stieglitz.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jermain Taylor]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sebastian Sylvester]]|
years=2005 Dec 10 – 2009 Jul 11 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
title=[[WBO Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
years=2012 Aug 25 – 2013 Mar 23
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
title=[[WBO Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=|
years=2014 March 01 –
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Arthur}}
[[Category:Armenian Boxers]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Armenian World Champions]]

Arthur Abraham

2016-02-22T02:13:49Z

Roman62: /* Professional Highlights */

[[File:Arthur Abraham1.jpg|left|275px]]
<boxer>208432</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Wilfried Sauerland]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Ulli Wegner]] 
'''[[:Category:Arthur Abraham Gallery|Arthur Abraham Gallery]]'''

== Professional Highlights ==
*Has a record of 18-3 (9 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 6-3 (4 KO) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Raul Marquez]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Robert Stieglitz]] (thrice).[[Giovanni De Carolis]]
**Lost against [[Carl Froch]], [[Andre Ward]], Robert Stieglitz.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jermain Taylor]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sebastian Sylvester]]|
years=2005 Dec 10 – 2009 Jul 11 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
title=[[WBO Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
years=2012 Aug 25 – 2013 Mar 23
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Robert Stieglitz]]|
title=[[WBO Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=|
years=2014 March 01 –
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Arthur}}
[[Category:Armenian Boxers]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Armenian World Champions]]

Steve Cunningham

2015-11-29T13:32:38Z

Roman62: /* Notes */

[[File:Steve Cunningham1.jpg|left|300px]]
<boxer>036642</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Nazim Richardson]] (current) 
'''Promoters:''' [[Don King]] ( - 2009), [[Wilfried Sauerland]] (2010 - 2012), [[Main Events]] (2012 - 2015) 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] (2015 - ) 
 

== Amateur Career ==
*Competed 1998 National Police Athletic League tournament at 178 lbs, losing to [[Daniel Edouard]].
*Represented USA vs. Russia 1998 at 178 lbs, losing to [[Alexander Lebziak]].
*Gold medal winner 1998 National Golden Gloves at 178 lbs, beating [[Michael Simms]].
*Competed at the 1999 National Police Athletic League tournament at 178 lbs.
*Competed at the 1999 National Golden Gloves and U.S. Championships at 178 lbs.
*Quarter-finalist at the 2000 U.S. Championships, beating [[Lafarrell Bunting]] but losing to [[Michael Simms]] and [[Terry Johnson]] to finish 4th.

== Notes ==
*Has a record of 4-4-0 (2 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-6-1 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Guillermo Jones]], [[Kelvin Davis]], [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Wayne Braithwaite]].
**Lost against [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]], [[Tomasz Adamek]] (twice), [[Yoan Pablo Hernandez]] (twice),[[Tyson Fury]].
**Drew with [[Antonio Tarver]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]]|
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Tomasz Adamek]]|
years=2007 May 26 – 2008 Dec 11
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tomasz Adamek]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Yoan Pablo Hernandez]]|
years=2010 Jun 5 – 2011 Oct 1
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Steve}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Steve Cunningham

2015-11-29T13:32:29Z

Roman62: /* Notes */

[[File:Steve Cunningham1.jpg|left|300px]]
<boxer>036642</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Nazim Richardson]] (current) 
'''Promoters:''' [[Don King]] ( - 2009), [[Wilfried Sauerland]] (2010 - 2012), [[Main Events]] (2012 - 2015) 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] (2015 - ) 
 

== Amateur Career ==
*Competed 1998 National Police Athletic League tournament at 178 lbs, losing to [[Daniel Edouard]].
*Represented USA vs. Russia 1998 at 178 lbs, losing to [[Alexander Lebziak]].
*Gold medal winner 1998 National Golden Gloves at 178 lbs, beating [[Michael Simms]].
*Competed at the 1999 National Police Athletic League tournament at 178 lbs.
*Competed at the 1999 National Golden Gloves and U.S. Championships at 178 lbs.
*Quarter-finalist at the 2000 U.S. Championships, beating [[Lafarrell Bunting]] but losing to [[Michael Simms]] and [[Terry Johnson]] to finish 4th.

== Notes ==
*Has a record of 4-4-0 (2 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-5-1 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Guillermo Jones]], [[Kelvin Davis]], [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Wayne Braithwaite]].
**Lost against [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]], [[Tomasz Adamek]] (twice), [[Yoan Pablo Hernandez]] (twice),[[Tyson Fury]].
**Drew with [[Antonio Tarver]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]]|
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Tomasz Adamek]]|
years=2007 May 26 – 2008 Dec 11
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tomasz Adamek]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Yoan Pablo Hernandez]]|
years=2010 Jun 5 – 2011 Oct 1
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Steve}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Saul Alvarez

2015-11-23T11:34:47Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Saul Alvarez.jpeg|250px|left]]
<boxer>348759</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Jose Reynoso, Eddy Reynoso 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]], Canelo Promotions 
'''[[:Category:Saul Alvarez Gallery|Saul Alvarez Gallery]]'''
==Notes==
*Alvarez is the younger brother of [[Ramon Alvarez]], [[Ricardo Alvarez]] and former interim [[WBA]] light middleweight champion [[Rigoberto Alvarez]].
*Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
*Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.

== Amateur Career ==
*Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
*2004 Silver Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships
*2005 Gold Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships

== Awards & Recognitions ==
* 2010 [[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 8-1 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-1 (2 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]] (twice), [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Lovemore N'dou]], [[Kermit Cintron]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Miguel Angel Cotto]].
**Lost against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Jalisco State Welterweight Title (2007-2008)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2008)
*[[NABF]] Welterweight Title (2009-2010)
*[[WBO]] Latino Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Silver Light Middleweight Title (2010)

== Major Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (2011-2013)
*[[WBA]] Light Middleweight Title (2013)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2011 Mar 5 – 2013 Sep 14 
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Austin Trout]] Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship||
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2013 Apr 20 – 2013 Sep 14 '''Unified Champion''' '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Saul}}
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]

Saul Alvarez

2015-11-23T11:34:20Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Saul Alvarez.jpeg|250px|left]]
<boxer>348759</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Jose Reynoso, Eddy Reynoso 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]], Canelo Promotions 
'''[[:Category:Saul Alvarez Gallery|Saul Alvarez Gallery]]'''
==Notes==
*Alvarez is the younger brother of [[Ramon Alvarez]], [[Ricardo Alvarez]] and former interim [[WBA]] light middleweight champion [[Rigoberto Alvarez]].
*Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
*Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.

== Amateur Career ==
*Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
*2004 Silver Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships
*2005 Gold Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships

== Awards & Recognitions ==
* 2010 [[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 8-1 (3 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-1 (2 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]] (twice), [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Lovemore N'dou]], [[Kermit Cintron]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Miguel Angel Cotto]].
**Lost against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Jalisco State Welterweight Title (2007-2008)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2008)
*[[NABF]] Welterweight Title (2009-2010)
*[[WBO]] Latino Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Silver Light Middleweight Title (2010)

== Major Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (2011-2013)
*[[WBA]] Light Middleweight Title (2013)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2011 Mar 5 – 2013 Sep 14 
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Austin Trout]] Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship||
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2013 Apr 20 – 2013 Sep 14 '''Unified Champion''' '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Saul}}
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]

Saul Alvarez

2015-11-23T11:33:37Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Saul Alvarez.jpeg|250px|left]]
<boxer>348759</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Jose Reynoso, Eddy Reynoso 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]], Canelo Promotions 
'''[[:Category:Saul Alvarez Gallery|Saul Alvarez Gallery]]'''
==Notes==
*Alvarez is the younger brother of [[Ramon Alvarez]], [[Ricardo Alvarez]] and former interim [[WBA]] light middleweight champion [[Rigoberto Alvarez]].
*Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
*Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.

== Amateur Career ==
*Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
*2004 Silver Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships
*2005 Gold Medalist at the Junior Mexican National Championships

== Awards & Recognitions ==
* 2010 [[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 6-1 (3 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-1 (2 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]] (twice), [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Lovemore N'dou]], [[Kermit Cintron]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Miguel Angel Cotto]].
**Lost against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Jalisco State Welterweight Title (2007-2008)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2008)
*[[NABF]] Welterweight Title (2009-2010)
*[[WBO]] Latino Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Welterweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Silver Light Middleweight Title (2010)

== Major Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (2011-2013)
*[[WBA]] Light Middleweight Title (2013)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2011 Mar 5 – 2013 Sep 14 
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Austin Trout]] Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship||
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2013 Apr 20 – 2013 Sep 14 '''Unified Champion''' '''Lost bid for Super Championship'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Saul}}
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]

Adonis Stevenson

2015-09-23T22:20:13Z

Roman62: /* Career Notes */

[[File:adonis.jpg|225px|thumb|left|275px|Adonis Stevenson]]
<boxer>372003</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Emanuel Steward]] (former), [[Javan "Sugar" Hill]] 

'''[[:Category:Adonis Stevenson Gallery|Adonis Stevenson Gallery]]'''

== Amateur Career ==
*Reportedly held an amateur record of 33-5.
*Canadian National Champion in 2005 and 2006. Bronze medalist, losing to [[Jean Pascal]] in 2003.
*'''2005''' World Championships participant at middleweight, in Mianyang, China.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) 20-37
*'''2006''' Commonwealth Games Silver medalist at middleweight, in in Melbourne, Australia.
**Defeated [[Gordon Ross]] (Guyana) RSC 4
**Defeated [[Chimwemwe Chiotha]] (Malawi) 31-9
**Defeated [[Warren Fauvailili]] (Samoa) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Jarrod Fletcher]] (Australia) 18-34

== Career Notes ==
*Has a record of 7-0 (5 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 3-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Chad Dawson]], [[Tavoris Cloud]] and [[Sakio Bika]].

== Titles Held ==
*[[WBC]] Silver Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[IBF]] Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title (2012)
*[[NABO]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[NABA]] Super Middleweight Title (2011)
*[[WBC]] International Super Middleweight Title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title (2008)
*Canada Super Middleweight Title (2007)

== Arrest and Conviction ==
In 1998 at age 21, Adonis was convicted to a four year prison sentence for procuring, coercion, and aggravated assault. He was also later convicted of another count of aggravated assault for a fight in prison.

== External Link ==
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/adonis-stevenson Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Chad Dawson]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
start=2013 Jun 8|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Adonis}}
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian World Champions]]
[[Category:Haitian World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:NABA Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Canadian Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champions]]

Laurent Boudouani

2015-08-28T15:33:32Z

Roman62: /* 1988 Olympics */

[[File:LaurentBoud.jpg|225px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>001713</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Yves Boudouani]], [[Dominique Rameriz]] 
== 1988 Olympics ==

Won welterweight Silver Medal representing France at the 1988 Seoul [[Olympics]]. Olympic Results were:
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Imre Bacskai]] (Hungary) 4-1
*Defeated [[Darren Obah]] (Australia) 5-0
*Defeated [[Song Kyung-Sup]] (South Korea) 3-2
*Defeated [[Kenneth Gould]] (United States) 4-1
*Lost to [[Robert Wangila]] (Kenya) KO by 2

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]]|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[David Reid]]|
years=1996 Aug 21 – 1999 Mar 6
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boudouani, Laurent}}
[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists]]
[[Category:1988 Olympians]]
[[Category:French Olympians]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:French World Champions]]

Career Notes
Has a record of 4-1-1 (2 KO) in World Title fights.
Has a record of 6-1-1 (3 KOs) against former or current world titlists
**Won against [[Javier Castillejo]](Twice),[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]],[[Carl Daniels]],[[Guillermo Jones]] and [[Terry Norris]]
**Lost against [[David Reid]]
**Draw against [[Guillermo Jones]]

Laurent Boudouani

2015-08-28T15:33:16Z

Roman62:

[[File:LaurentBoud.jpg|225px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>001713</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Yves Boudouani]], [[Dominique Rameriz]] 
== 1988 Olympics ==

Won welterweight Silver Medal representing France at the 1988 Seoul [[Olympics]]. Olympic Results were:
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Imre Bacskai]] (Hungary) 4-1
*Defeated [[Darren Obah]] (Australia) 5-0
*Defeated [[Song Kyung-Sup]] (South Korea) 3-2
*Defeated [[Kenneth Gould]] (United States) 4-1
*Lost to [[Robert Wangila]] (Kenya) KO by 2

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]]|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[David Reid]]|
years=1996 Aug 21 – 1999 Mar 6
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boudouani, Laurent}}
[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists]]
[[Category:1988 Olympians]]
[[Category:French Olympians]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:French World Champions]]

Career Notes[edit]
Has a record of 4-1-1 (2 KO) in World Title fights.
Has a record of 6-1-1 (3 KOs) against former or current world titlists
**Won against [[Javier Castillejo]](Twice),[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]],[[Carl Daniels]],[[Guillermo Jones]] and [[Terry Norris]]
**Lost against [[David Reid]]
**Draw against [[Guillermo Jones]]

Felix Sturm

2015-08-24T11:19:53Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:FelixSturm Neu.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>031252</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] ( - 2009), [[Roland Bebak]] (2010 - ) 
'''Trainers:''' [[Michael Timm]] ( - 2009), [[Fritz Sdunek]] (2010 - ) 
 
'''[[:Category:Felix Sturm Gallery|Felix Sturm Gallery]]''' 
 
==Boxing Career==
[[file:Sturm7thDec.jpg|right|thumb|225 px]]
At the young age of eleven, Felix Sturm discovered his passion for the sport of boxing. Born in Leverkusen, Germany, he had success early on when he became the Junior European Champion in 1997. Three years later, the 21-years old amateur star represented Germany at the [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney and lost a razor thin decision to Bronze Medal winner and future Middleweight World Champion [[Jermain Taylor]]. Just a few months after the Olympic Games, Sturm decided to turn pro and won his professional debut on January 27, 2001.

At the end of his first year as a professional prize fighter – fighting under the banner of [[Universum Box-Promotion]] – Felix Sturm had a perfect record of 10-0. In 2003, Sturm seized the moment when he replaced his stable mate [[Bert Schenk]] on short notice to challenge [[WBO]] middleweight champion [[Hector Javier Velazco]] in Berlin, Germany. Boxing beautifully, Sturm took the decision and the WBO belt. A new champion was born.

In June 2004, Sturm took the next step and became an instant star when he faced boxing legend and multiple-time world champion [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in Las Vegas. Most observers felt that Sturm out-boxed his legendary foe and did well enough to get a decision. But the judges disagreed and awarded De La Hoya a controversial and highly debated win. Sturm lost his belt, but archived international recognition.

Sturm fought back and secured his second world title when he defeated hard-punching [[WBA]] champion [[Maselino Masoe]] in March 2006. The first title defense ended in disappointment as Sturm lost an upset TKO to the experienced Spaniard [[Javier Castillejo]]. Only nine months later, however, the German fighter clearly outpointed Castillejo in their rematch to capture his third middleweight crown.

In 2010, Sturm parted way with Universum Box-Promotion and founded [[Sturm Box-Promotion]]. Now promoting himself, he came back on September 4, 2010, along with his new trainer [[Fritz Sdunek]], in Cologne, Germany, against the hard-hitting [[Giovanni Lorenzo]] to retain his WBA crown via a one-sided unanimous decision.

Sturm defeated American contender [[Ronald Hearns]] by TKO in his next fight, before scoring a close decision win in a thrilling affair against Irishman [[Matthew Macklin]] in June 2011. In December of that year, he fought to a disputed draw with unbeaten [[Martin Murray]] – a fight most observers felt Sturm won.

In April 2012, he gave one of his career-best performances when he thoroughly dominated and stopped former world champion [[Sebastian Zbik]] in a domestic battle in front of 20.000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Five months later, he fought Australian [[IBF]] champion [[Daniel Geale]] in a WBA/IBF middleweight title unification in Oberhausen, Germany. After a intense battle over twelve rounds, two of the three judges scored the fight for Geale, making him the winner by split decision.

Eager to get a rematch, Sturm took on veteran [[Sam Soliman]] in an IBF title eliminator early in 2013. He lost a highly disputed decision to Soliman which was later overturned to a No Contest when Soliman was found guilty of doping. The IBF set up another elimination bout for Sturm, this time with the unbeaten [[Predrag Radosevic]], the highest ranked contender by the IBF at that time. Sturm absolutely destroyed Radosevic in July 2013 in Dortmund, Germany, dropping him three times en route to a fourth round TKO win.

Now the mandatory challenger for the IBF, Sturm challenged [[Darren Barker]] from Great Britian, who defeated Geale in barnburner in Atlantic City in August 2013, in front of a packed house at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 7, 2013. The German, who was the betting underdog in this fight, seized the moment as he finished Barker in only two rounds to capture the IBF world title and become Germany’s first and only four-time professional world boxing champion.

Felix Sturm has an outstanding professional record consisting of 39 wins with 18 of them by way of knockout, three defeats, two draws and one No Contest.

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 15-5-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 8-5 (4 KOs) against current or former world champions.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Hacine Cherifi]], [[Bert Schenk]], [[Maselino Masoe]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Sebastian Sylvester]], [[Sebastian Zbik]], [[Darren Barker]].
**Lost against [[Oscar De La Hoya]], Javier Castillejo, [[Daniel Geale]],[[Sam Soliman]] [[Fedor Chudinov]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBO]] World Middleweight Title (2003-2004)
*[[WBA]] World Middleweight Title (2006; 2007-2012)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (2010-2012)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (since 2013)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBF]] Youth Middleweight Title (2003)
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Middleweight Title (2003; 2004-2005)

==Awards & Other Achievements==
*German Fighter of the Year (2004)
*First and only professional fighter from Germany to win four world championships
*Named the "Comeback Fighter of the Year" in 2013 by the [[IBF]]

==Olympic Results==
'''2000''' [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia (Light Middleweight, representing Germany):
*Defeated [[Dilshod Yarbekov]] (Uzbekistan) 10-6
*Defeated [[Richard Rowles]] (Australia) RSCO-3
*Lost to [[Jermain Taylor]] (United States) 14-19

==Amateur Highlights==
'''1997''' European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrew Larkins]] (England) 14-1
*Defeated [[Stefan Balint]] (Romania) 13-1
*Defeated [[Andrey Miruk]] (Belarus) 3-1
*Defeated [[Evgeny Kazantsev]] (Russia) 3-1
'''1997''' German National Championships (Silver Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Lost to [[Juergen Braehmer]] 8-19 (Final)
'''1998''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] 17-13 (Final)
'''1999''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] (Final)
'''1999''' World Championships in Houston, United States (Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrey Tsurkan]] (Ukraine) 8-3
*Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) 4-5
'''2000''' European Championships in Tampere, Finland (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 5-1
*Defeated [[Miroslaw Nowosada]] (Poland) 5-1
*Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) 5-0
*Defeated [[Andrei Mishin]] (Russia) 3-1

==External Links==
[http://felixsturm.de Official Web Site] 
[https://twitter.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Twitter] 
[https://www.facebook.com/sturm.felix Felix Sturm on Facebook] 
[http://instagram.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Instagram]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Hector Javier Velazco]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Jun 5
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Maselino Masoe]] Regular Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|
years=2006 Mar 11 – 2006 Jul 15 '''Regular Champion'''
}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|}}
{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]
|years=2007 Apr 28 – 2010 Mar '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2010 Mar – 2012 Sep 1 '''Super Champion'''}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Daniel Geale]] Super Champion}}
|-
{{s-aft|after=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Regular Champion
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Darren Barker]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sam Soliman]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 May 31|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Felix}}
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

Felix Sturm

2015-08-24T11:19:02Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:FelixSturm Neu.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>031252</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] ( - 2009), [[Roland Bebak]] (2010 - ) 
'''Trainers:''' [[Michael Timm]] ( - 2009), [[Fritz Sdunek]] (2010 - ) 
 
'''[[:Category:Felix Sturm Gallery|Felix Sturm Gallery]]''' 
 
==Boxing Career==
[[file:Sturm7thDec.jpg|right|thumb|225 px]]
At the young age of eleven, Felix Sturm discovered his passion for the sport of boxing. Born in Leverkusen, Germany, he had success early on when he became the Junior European Champion in 1997. Three years later, the 21-years old amateur star represented Germany at the [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney and lost a razor thin decision to Bronze Medal winner and future Middleweight World Champion [[Jermain Taylor]]. Just a few months after the Olympic Games, Sturm decided to turn pro and won his professional debut on January 27, 2001.

At the end of his first year as a professional prize fighter – fighting under the banner of [[Universum Box-Promotion]] – Felix Sturm had a perfect record of 10-0. In 2003, Sturm seized the moment when he replaced his stable mate [[Bert Schenk]] on short notice to challenge [[WBO]] middleweight champion [[Hector Javier Velazco]] in Berlin, Germany. Boxing beautifully, Sturm took the decision and the WBO belt. A new champion was born.

In June 2004, Sturm took the next step and became an instant star when he faced boxing legend and multiple-time world champion [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in Las Vegas. Most observers felt that Sturm out-boxed his legendary foe and did well enough to get a decision. But the judges disagreed and awarded De La Hoya a controversial and highly debated win. Sturm lost his belt, but archived international recognition.

Sturm fought back and secured his second world title when he defeated hard-punching [[WBA]] champion [[Maselino Masoe]] in March 2006. The first title defense ended in disappointment as Sturm lost an upset TKO to the experienced Spaniard [[Javier Castillejo]]. Only nine months later, however, the German fighter clearly outpointed Castillejo in their rematch to capture his third middleweight crown.

In 2010, Sturm parted way with Universum Box-Promotion and founded [[Sturm Box-Promotion]]. Now promoting himself, he came back on September 4, 2010, along with his new trainer [[Fritz Sdunek]], in Cologne, Germany, against the hard-hitting [[Giovanni Lorenzo]] to retain his WBA crown via a one-sided unanimous decision.

Sturm defeated American contender [[Ronald Hearns]] by TKO in his next fight, before scoring a close decision win in a thrilling affair against Irishman [[Matthew Macklin]] in June 2011. In December of that year, he fought to a disputed draw with unbeaten [[Martin Murray]] – a fight most observers felt Sturm won.

In April 2012, he gave one of his career-best performances when he thoroughly dominated and stopped former world champion [[Sebastian Zbik]] in a domestic battle in front of 20.000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Five months later, he fought Australian [[IBF]] champion [[Daniel Geale]] in a WBA/IBF middleweight title unification in Oberhausen, Germany. After a intense battle over twelve rounds, two of the three judges scored the fight for Geale, making him the winner by split decision.

Eager to get a rematch, Sturm took on veteran [[Sam Soliman]] in an IBF title eliminator early in 2013. He lost a highly disputed decision to Soliman which was later overturned to a No Contest when Soliman was found guilty of doping. The IBF set up another elimination bout for Sturm, this time with the unbeaten [[Predrag Radosevic]], the highest ranked contender by the IBF at that time. Sturm absolutely destroyed Radosevic in July 2013 in Dortmund, Germany, dropping him three times en route to a fourth round TKO win.

Now the mandatory challenger for the IBF, Sturm challenged [[Darren Barker]] from Great Britian, who defeated Geale in barnburner in Atlantic City in August 2013, in front of a packed house at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 7, 2013. The German, who was the betting underdog in this fight, seized the moment as he finished Barker in only two rounds to capture the IBF world title and become Germany’s first and only four-time professional world boxing champion.

Felix Sturm has an outstanding professional record consisting of 39 wins with 18 of them by way of knockout, three defeats, two draws and one No Contest.

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 15-3-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 8-5 (4 KOs) against current or former world champions.
**Won against [[Hector Javier Velazco]], [[Hacine Cherifi]], [[Bert Schenk]], [[Maselino Masoe]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Sebastian Sylvester]], [[Sebastian Zbik]], [[Darren Barker]].
**Lost against [[Oscar De La Hoya]], Javier Castillejo, [[Daniel Geale]],[[Sam Soliman]] [[Fedor Chudinov]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBO]] World Middleweight Title (2003-2004)
*[[WBA]] World Middleweight Title (2006; 2007-2012)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (2010-2012)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (since 2013)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBF]] Youth Middleweight Title (2003)
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Middleweight Title (2003; 2004-2005)

==Awards & Other Achievements==
*German Fighter of the Year (2004)
*First and only professional fighter from Germany to win four world championships
*Named the "Comeback Fighter of the Year" in 2013 by the [[IBF]]

==Olympic Results==
'''2000''' [[Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia (Light Middleweight, representing Germany):
*Defeated [[Dilshod Yarbekov]] (Uzbekistan) 10-6
*Defeated [[Richard Rowles]] (Australia) RSCO-3
*Lost to [[Jermain Taylor]] (United States) 14-19

==Amateur Highlights==
'''1997''' European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrew Larkins]] (England) 14-1
*Defeated [[Stefan Balint]] (Romania) 13-1
*Defeated [[Andrey Miruk]] (Belarus) 3-1
*Defeated [[Evgeny Kazantsev]] (Russia) 3-1
'''1997''' German National Championships (Silver Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Lost to [[Juergen Braehmer]] 8-19 (Final)
'''1998''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] 17-13 (Final)
'''1999''' German National Championships (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Jorg Rosomkiewicz]] (Final)
'''1999''' World Championships in Houston, United States (Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Andrey Tsurkan]] (Ukraine) 8-3
*Lost to [[Yermakhan Ibraimov]] (Kazakhstan) 4-5
'''2000''' European Championships in Tampere, Finland (Gold Medalist at Light Middleweight):
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 5-1
*Defeated [[Miroslaw Nowosada]] (Poland) 5-1
*Defeated [[Dmitri Usagin]] (Bulgaria) 5-0
*Defeated [[Andrei Mishin]] (Russia) 3-1

==External Links==
[http://felixsturm.de Official Web Site] 
[https://twitter.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Twitter] 
[https://www.facebook.com/sturm.felix Felix Sturm on Facebook] 
[http://instagram.com/sturmboxing Felix Sturm on Instagram]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Hector Javier Velazco]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Jun 5
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Maselino Masoe]] Regular Champion|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|
years=2006 Mar 11 – 2006 Jul 15 '''Regular Champion'''
}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Javier Castillejo]] Regular Champion|}}
{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]
|years=2007 Apr 28 – 2010 Mar '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2010 Mar – 2012 Sep 1 '''Super Champion'''}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Daniel Geale]] Super Champion}}
|-
{{s-aft|after=[[Gennady Golovkin]] Regular Champion
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Darren Barker]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sam Soliman]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 May 31|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Felix}}
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

Marco Huck

2015-08-15T02:09:35Z

Roman62: /* Factoids */

[[File:Marco Huck1.jpg|left|300px]]
[[File:Marco Huck2.jpg|right|275px]]
<boxer>280342</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Ulli Wegner]] ( - 2007), [[Manfred Wolke]] (2008), [[Ulli Wegner]] (2008 - 2015), [[Don House]] (2015 - ) 
 

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[EBU]] (European) Cruiserweight Title (2008-09)
*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title (2008)
*EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight Title (2006-07)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Cruiserweight Title (2009-)

== Factoids ==
*Has a record of 13-3-1 (6 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-3 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Victor Emilio Ramirez]], [[Denis Lebedev]], [[Hugo Hernan Garay]], [[Firat Arslan]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Steve Cunningham]], [[Alexander Povetkin]].[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]
*Former Taekwondo World Champion.Krzysztof Glowacki

{{start box}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Victor Emilio Ramirez]]|
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
start=2009 Aug 29|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huck, Marco}}
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]

Marco Huck

2015-08-15T02:09:26Z

Roman62: /* Factoids */

[[File:Marco Huck1.jpg|left|300px]]
[[File:Marco Huck2.jpg|right|275px]]
<boxer>280342</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Ulli Wegner]] ( - 2007), [[Manfred Wolke]] (2008), [[Ulli Wegner]] (2008 - 2015), [[Don House]] (2015 - ) 
 

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[EBU]] (European) Cruiserweight Title (2008-09)
*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title (2008)
*EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight Title (2006-07)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Cruiserweight Title (2009-)

== Factoids ==
*Has a record of 13-3-1 (6 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-2 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Victor Emilio Ramirez]], [[Denis Lebedev]], [[Hugo Hernan Garay]], [[Firat Arslan]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Steve Cunningham]], [[Alexander Povetkin]].[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]
*Former Taekwondo World Champion.Krzysztof Glowacki

{{start box}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Victor Emilio Ramirez]]|
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
start=2009 Aug 29|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huck, Marco}}
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]

Marco Huck

2015-08-15T02:08:46Z

Roman62: /* Factoids */

[[File:Marco Huck1.jpg|left|300px]]
[[File:Marco Huck2.jpg|right|275px]]
<boxer>280342</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Ulli Wegner]] ( - 2007), [[Manfred Wolke]] (2008), [[Ulli Wegner]] (2008 - 2015), [[Don House]] (2015 - ) 
 

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[EBU]] (European) Cruiserweight Title (2008-09)
*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title (2008)
*EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight Title (2006-07)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Cruiserweight Title (2009-)

== Factoids ==
*Has a record of 13-3-1 (6 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 5-2 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Victor Emilio Ramirez]], [[Denis Lebedev]], [[Hugo Hernan Garay]], [[Firat Arslan]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Steve Cunningham]], [[Alexander Povetkin]].
*Former Taekwondo World Champion.

{{start box}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Victor Emilio Ramirez]]|
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
start=2009 Aug 29|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huck, Marco}}
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:German World Champions]]

Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year

2015-08-14T09:59:37Z

Roman62:

As selected by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] magazine in each year. 
Fights indicated by % also named the [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]]. 
Fights indicated by @ also included the [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year]]. 

{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#ffdead
!<center>Year</center>
!class="unsortable"| <center>Date</center>
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Result</center>
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Division</center>
!<center>Location</center>
|- align=center
|1989
|Mar 25
|[[Michael Nunn]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay|KO 1]]
|[[Sumbu Kalambay]]
|Middleweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|1990
|Mar 31
|[[Terry Norris]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Mugabi vs. Terry Norris|KO 1]]
|[[John Mugabi]]
|Jr Middleweight
|Tampa, Florida, USA
|- align=center
|1991
|'''No Award'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|- align=center
|1992
|Dec 2
|[[Kennedy McKinney]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Welcome Ncita vs. Kennedy McKinney (1st meeting)|KO 11]]
|[[Welcome Ncita]]
|Jr Featherweight
|Tortoli, Sardegna, ITA
|- align=center
|1992
|Sep 9
|[[Morris East]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Akinobu Hiranaka vs. Morris East|TKO 11]]
|[[Akinobu Hiranaka]]
|Jr Welterweight
|Tokyo, JPN
|- align=center
|1993
|May 8
|[[Gerald McClellan]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]
|[[Julian Jackson]]
|Middleweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|1994
|Nov 5
|[[George Foreman]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]
|[[Michael Moorer]]
|Heavyweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|1995
|Dec 16
|[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]]
|style="background:lightgreen"| [[Carl Daniels vs. Julio Cesar Vasquez|TKO 11]]
|[[Carl Daniels]]
|Jr Middleweight
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
|- align=center
|1996
|May 18
|[[Wilfredo Vazquez]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Eloy Rojas vs. Wilfredo Vazquez|TKO 11]]
|[[Eloy Rojas]]
|Featherweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|1997
|Oct 4 %@
|[[Arturo Gatti]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Arturo Gatti vs. Gabriel Ruelas|TKO 5]]
|[[Gabriel Ruelas]]
|Jr Lightweight
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|1998
|Apr 25
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill|KO 4]]
|[[Virgil Hill]]
|Lt Heavyweight
|Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
|- align=center
|1999
|Nov 6
|[[Derrick Jefferson]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Derrick Jefferson vs. Maurice Harris|KO 6]]
|[[Maurice Harris]]
|Heavyweight
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|2000
|Jun 3
|[[Ben Tackie]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ben Tackie vs. Roberto Garcia|TKO 10]]
|[[Roberto Garcia]]
|Jr Welterweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2001
|Apr 22
|[[Hasim Rahman]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman (1st meeting)|KO 5]]
|[[Lennox Lewis]]
|Heavyweight
|Brakpan, Gauteng, RSA
|- align=center
|2002
|Jun 8
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson|KO 8]]
|[[Mike Tyson]]
|Heavyweight
|Memphis, Tennessee, USA
|- align=center
|2003
|Jul 19
|[[Rocky Juarez]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Rocky Juarez vs. Antonio Diaz|KO 10]]
|[[Antonio Diaz]]
|Jr Lightweight
|Houston, Texas, USA
|- align=center
|2004
|May 15
|[[Antonio Tarver]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[‎Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver (2nd meeting)|TKO 2]]
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]] (2)
|Lt Heavyweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2005
|Nov 4
|[[Allan Green]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Allan Green vs. Jaidon Codrington|KO 1]]
|[[Jaidon Codrington]]
|Super Middleweight
|Miami, Oklahoma, USA
|- align=center
|2006
|Feb 25
|[[Calvin Brock]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Calvin Brock vs. Zuri Lawrence|KO 6]]
|[[Zuri Lawrence]]
|Heavyweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2007
|Jul 7
|[[Nonito Donaire]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Vic Darchinyan vs. Nonito Donaire|TKO 5]]
|[[Vic Darchinyan]]
|Flyweight
|Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
|- align=center
|2008
|Jan 11
|[[Edison Miranda]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Edison Miranda vs. David Banks|KO 3]]
|[[David Banks]]
|Lt Heavyweight
|Hollywood, Florida, USA
|- align=center
|2009
|May 2
|[[Manny Pacquiao]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao|KO 2]]
|[[Ricky Hatton]]
|Jr Welterweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2010
|Nov 20
|[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Paul Williams (2nd meeting)|KO 2]]
|[[Paul Williams]]
|Middleweight
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|2011
|Feb 19
|[[Nonito Donaire]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire|TKO 2]]
|[[Fernando Montiel]]
|Bantamweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2012
|Dec 8 %@
|[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|KO 6]]
|[[Manny Pacquiao]] (2)
|Welterweight
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|2013
|Jun 8
|[[Adonis Stevenson]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chad Dawson vs. Adonis Stevenson|KO 1]]
|[[Chad Dawson]]
|Lt Heavyweight
|Montreal, Quebec, CAN

Bernard Hopkins

2015-08-14T06:30:54Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

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<boxer>001414</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Bouie Fisher]] and [[Nazim Richardson]] 
'''[[:Category:Bernard Hopkins Gallery|Bernard Hopkins Gallery]]
 

== Minor and Regional Titles ==
*[[USBA]] Middleweight Title (1992-1994)
*[[IBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2006, 2011)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Middleweight Title (2002-2005)
*World Light Heavyweight Title (2006-2008, 2011-2012)

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 24-5-2, 2NC (13 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 16-6-1 1NC (6 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Lupe Aquino]], [[John David Jackson]], [[Glen Johnson]], [[Simon Brown]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Felix Trinidad]], [[Carl Daniels]], [[William Joppy]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Antonio Tarver]], [[Ronald (Winky) Wright]], [[Kelly Pavlik]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jean Pascal]], [[Tavoris Cloud]], [[Beibut Shumenov]].
**Lost against [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jermain Taylor]] (x2), [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Chad Dawson]], [[Sergey Kovalev]].
**Drew against [[Jean Pascal]].
**No Contest against [[Chad Dawson]].

== Awards and Other Achievements ==
*Named 2001 "Fighter of the Year" by [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|the BWAA]], [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|The Ring]], and [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|the World Boxing Hall of Fame]].
*Longest reign as World Middleweight Champion (10 years, 2 months, and 17 days), surpassing [[Tommy Ryan]].
*Most title defenses as World Middleweight Champion (20), surpassing [[Carlos Monzon]].
*Oldest fighter ever to hold the World Middleweight Championship (40 years, 6 months, and 1 day), surpassing [[Sugar Ray Robinson]].
*Became the oldest fighter ever to win a world championship (48 years, 1 month, and 22 days) when he defeated [[Tavoris Cloud]] to win the [[IBF]] Light Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 2013. He surpassed his own record (46 years, 4 months, and 6 days), which he set when he defeated [[Jean Pascal]] to win the [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship on May 11, 2011. The previous record holder was [[George Foreman]]. Hopkins also became the oldest fighter ever to hold the World Light Heavyweight Championship, surpassing [[Archie Moore]].

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{{succession box|
before=[[Roy Jones Jr.]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=1995 Apr 29 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Keith Holmes]]|
title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=2001 Apr 14 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Felix Trinidad]]|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]] Super Champion|
years=2001 Sep 29 – 2005 Jul 16 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=2004 Sep 18 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Jean Pascal]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Chad Dawson]]|
years=2011 May 21 – 2012 Apr 28
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tavoris Cloud]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sergey Kovalev]]|
years=2013 Mar 9 – 2014 Nov 8|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Beibut Shumenov]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sergey Kovalev]] Super Champion|
years=2014 Apr 19 – 2014 Nov 8 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Bernard}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Shawn Porter

2015-07-26T01:28:25Z

Roman62: /* Notes */

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<boxer>472133</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Trainer:''' Kenny Porter

An immensely talented pugilist with a decorated amateur pedigree, Porter, 10-0 (8 KO's), was [[Manny Pacquiao]]'s lead sparring partner for his super fight with Miguel Cotto. Blessed with speed, power and boxing ability, Porter is frequently compared to [[Andre Berto]].

== Amateur achievements ==
*'''2003''' International Junior Olympics (15-16 year olds) Silver medalist at 66 kg, in Alexandria, USA.
*'''2004''' Pan American Cadet (15-16 year olds) Gold medalist at 70 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' World Junior Championships participant at middleweight, in Agadir, Morocco.
**Defeated [[Ciaran McCauley]] (Ireland) 30-17
**Defeated [[Pavel Bykov]] (Russia) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Luis Garcia]] (Cuba) 11-37
*'''2007''' 1st Pan Am Qualifier Bronze medalist at middleweight, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
**Defeated [[Andres Herida]] (Colombia) RSC 2
**Lost to [[Alfonso Blanco]] (Venezuela) 10-21
*'''2007''' US National Golden Gloves Gold medalist at 75 kg, in Chattanooga, USA.
*'''2007''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2007''' Pan American Games participant at middleweight, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) Lost KO by 2
*'''2007''' US Olympic Trials Bronze medalist at 75 kg, in Houston, USA.
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 18-30
**Defeated [[Jonathan Nelson]] RSC-OS 3
**Defeated [[Fernando Guerrero]] 22-19
**Defeated [[Dominic Wade]] DQ 4
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 11-31
*'''2008''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.

== Notes ==
*Has a record of 2-1 (1 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 4-1-1 (1 KOs) against former world title holders.
**Won against [[Julio Diaz]], [[Devon Alexander]], [[Paul Malignaggi]], [[Adrien Broner]].
**Lost against [[Kell Brook]].
**Drow against [[Julio Diaz]].

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Shawn}}
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.shawnporterboxing.com Porter's website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs69prGRFQE Porter interviewed about working with Pacquiao]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLNlKHe4GR8 Porter talks about upcoming fight]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080820112051/http://boxing.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1239 Porter's Olympic Bio]
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/shawn-porter

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Devon Alexander]]|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kell Brook]]|
years=2013 Dec 7 – 2014 Aug 16 |
}}
{{end box}}

Yuriorkis Gamboa

2015-07-19T02:11:12Z

Roman62: /* Factoids */

[[File:Yuriorkis Gamboa.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>391770</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Ismael Salas]], [[Orlando Cuellar]], [[Emanuel Steward]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Ahmet Oener]] 
'''Promoters:''' [[ARENA Box-Promotion]], [[Top Rank]], [[SMS Promotions]]
 
== Amateur Career ==
*Had 250 amateur bouts.

'''2001''' Silver Medalist at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia as a light flyweight:
*Defeated [[Marian Velicu]] (Romania) WO
*Lost to [[Sergey Kazakov]] (Russia) 7-19

'''2003''' Represented Cuba at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a flyweight:
*Defeated [[Bogdan Dobrescu]] (Romania) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Lee Sung-Won]] (South Korea) 40-20
*Lost to [[Somjit Jongjohor]] (Thailand) 22-23

'''2003''' Won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at Flyweight:
*Defeated [[Carlos Valcarcel]] (Puerto Rico) 26-13
*Defeated [[German Torres]] (Ecuador) RSC-OS 2
*Defeated [[Raul Hirales]] (Mexico) 31-18
*Defeated [[Juan Carlos Payano]] (Dominican Republic) 28-22

'''2004''' Won the Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympics at Flyweight:
*Round of 32 - Defeated [[Igor Samoilenko]] of Moldavia - PTS (46-33)
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Somjit Jongjohor]] of Thailand - PTS (26-21)
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Georgy Balakshin]] of Russia - PTS (26-18)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Rustamhodza Rahimov]] of Germany - PTS (20-11)
*Gold Medal Match - Defeated [[Jerome Thomas]] of France - PTS (38-23)

'''2005''' Silver Medalist at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Thongtheang Klongchan]] (Thailand) RSC-OS (28-8)
*Defeated [[Viorel Simion]] (Romania) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Galib Jafarov]] (Kazakhstan) 48-30
*Lost to [[Alexey Tishchenko]] (Russia) 27-45

'''2005''' Won the Bronze Medal at the World Championships in Mianyang, China as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Homayoun]] (Afghanistan) RSC-OS 1
*Defeated [[Chung Chun-An]] (Chinese Taipei/Taiwan) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Kim Song-Guk]] (North Korea) RSC-OS 3
*Lost to [[Alexey Shaydulin]] (Bulgaria) RSC 2 -injury

'''2006''' Bronze Medalist at the Central American & Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Daulis Prescott]] (Colombia) RSC 1
*Lost to [[Carlos Ivan Velasquez]] (Puerto Rico) 7-10

'''2006''' Won the Gold Medal at the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Maksat Ospanov]] (Kazakhstan) 37-13
*Defeated [[Luis Del Valle]] (United States) RSC-OS 1
*Defeated [[Shahlar Nagiyev]] (Azerbaijan) RSC-OS 2
*Defeated [[Albert Selimov]] (Russia) Retirement 3

== Cuban National Amateur Championships ==
*1999 Light flyweight participant, losing to [[Kadel Luis Martinez]] 7-3 in first round
*2000 Light flyweight champion, defeating [[Yan Barthelemy]] 19-9 in final
*2001 silver medalist at Light flyweight, losing in final to [[Yan Barthelemy]] 7-2
*2002 silver medalist at Light flyweight, losing in final to [[Yan Barthelemy]] 13-5
*2003 flyweight champion, defeating [[Yosvani Acosta]] 18-5 in final
*2004 flyweight champion, defeating [[Kadel Luis Martinez]] 24-20 in final
*2005 withdrew in opening round match of flyweight competition
*2006 featherweight champion, defeating [[Luis Franco]] 27-10 in final

== Professional Career ==
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*April 27 2007 - Defeated [[Alexan Manvelyan]] 6-1 (4 KOs) by unanimous decision in his professional debut.
*Oct. 30 2007 - Made his U.S. debut by defeating [[Adailton De Jesus]] 19-2 (17 KOs) via a 6th Round TKO.
*Feb. 22 2008 - Scored a 1st Round KO victory over [[Johnnie Edwards]] 13-1-1 (7 KOs) on [[ESPN Friday Night Fights]] to claim the vacant [[NABF]] Super Featherweight Title.
*May 17 2008 - Claimed the vacant [[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title via a unanimous decision victory over [[Darling Jimenez]] 23-2-2 (14 KOs).
*July 18 2008 - Won his 10th consecutive bout by knocking out [[Al Seeger]] 27-3 (21 KOs) in the 1st Round to win the vacant [[WBO]] [[NABO]] Featherweight Title.
*Oct 4 2008 - Scored a 2nd Round knockout victory over then undefeated [[Marcos Ramirez]] 25-0 (16 KOs) on [[HBO Boxing After Dark]].
*Oct 10 2009 - Defeated [[Whyber Garcia]] to defend the [[WBA]] Featherweight title for the first time.
*Sep 11 2010 - Beat [[Orlando Salido]] by UD to unify the WBA and [[IBF]] Featherweight titles. Becomes the first Cuban IBF world champion since the organizations inception in 1983.

== Factoids ==
*Has a record of 5-1 (3 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 4-1 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Jonathan Victor Barros]], [[Orlando Salido]],[[Daniel Ponce de Leon]],[[Darleys Perez]].
**Lost against [[Terence Crawford]].
*Gamboa defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela along with [[Yan Barthelemy]] and [[Odlanier Solis]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami, all three boxers signed professional promotional contracts with German-based [[ARENA Box-Promotion]].
*He was the subject of the "New Face" article in the [[Ring Magazine: May 2008|May 2008]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]].
*Son of [[Carlos Gamboa]].

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Chris John]] Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jonathan Victor Barros]] Regular Champion|
years=2009 Jun 27 – 2010 Sep 11 '''Regular Champion''' '''Upgraded to Unified Champion''' 2010 Sep 11 – 2011 Jun 11 '''Unified Champion''' '''Stripped'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Orlando Salido]] Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[IBF Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Billy Dib]]|
years=2010 Sep 11 – 2011 Mar 26 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamboa, Yuriorkis}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians]]
[[Category:NABF Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]

Yuriorkis Gamboa

2015-07-19T02:10:55Z

Roman62: /* Factoids */

[[File:Yuriorkis Gamboa.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>391770</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Ismael Salas]], [[Orlando Cuellar]], [[Emanuel Steward]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Ahmet Oener]] 
'''Promoters:''' [[ARENA Box-Promotion]], [[Top Rank]], [[SMS Promotions]]
 
== Amateur Career ==
*Had 250 amateur bouts.

'''2001''' Silver Medalist at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia as a light flyweight:
*Defeated [[Marian Velicu]] (Romania) WO
*Lost to [[Sergey Kazakov]] (Russia) 7-19

'''2003''' Represented Cuba at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a flyweight:
*Defeated [[Bogdan Dobrescu]] (Romania) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Lee Sung-Won]] (South Korea) 40-20
*Lost to [[Somjit Jongjohor]] (Thailand) 22-23

'''2003''' Won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at Flyweight:
*Defeated [[Carlos Valcarcel]] (Puerto Rico) 26-13
*Defeated [[German Torres]] (Ecuador) RSC-OS 2
*Defeated [[Raul Hirales]] (Mexico) 31-18
*Defeated [[Juan Carlos Payano]] (Dominican Republic) 28-22

'''2004''' Won the Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympics at Flyweight:
*Round of 32 - Defeated [[Igor Samoilenko]] of Moldavia - PTS (46-33)
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Somjit Jongjohor]] of Thailand - PTS (26-21)
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Georgy Balakshin]] of Russia - PTS (26-18)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Rustamhodza Rahimov]] of Germany - PTS (20-11)
*Gold Medal Match - Defeated [[Jerome Thomas]] of France - PTS (38-23)

'''2005''' Silver Medalist at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Thongtheang Klongchan]] (Thailand) RSC-OS (28-8)
*Defeated [[Viorel Simion]] (Romania) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Galib Jafarov]] (Kazakhstan) 48-30
*Lost to [[Alexey Tishchenko]] (Russia) 27-45

'''2005''' Won the Bronze Medal at the World Championships in Mianyang, China as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Homayoun]] (Afghanistan) RSC-OS 1
*Defeated [[Chung Chun-An]] (Chinese Taipei/Taiwan) RSC-OS 3
*Defeated [[Kim Song-Guk]] (North Korea) RSC-OS 3
*Lost to [[Alexey Shaydulin]] (Bulgaria) RSC 2 -injury

'''2006''' Bronze Medalist at the Central American & Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Daulis Prescott]] (Colombia) RSC 1
*Lost to [[Carlos Ivan Velasquez]] (Puerto Rico) 7-10

'''2006''' Won the Gold Medal at the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan as a featherweight
*Defeated [[Maksat Ospanov]] (Kazakhstan) 37-13
*Defeated [[Luis Del Valle]] (United States) RSC-OS 1
*Defeated [[Shahlar Nagiyev]] (Azerbaijan) RSC-OS 2
*Defeated [[Albert Selimov]] (Russia) Retirement 3

== Cuban National Amateur Championships ==
*1999 Light flyweight participant, losing to [[Kadel Luis Martinez]] 7-3 in first round
*2000 Light flyweight champion, defeating [[Yan Barthelemy]] 19-9 in final
*2001 silver medalist at Light flyweight, losing in final to [[Yan Barthelemy]] 7-2
*2002 silver medalist at Light flyweight, losing in final to [[Yan Barthelemy]] 13-5
*2003 flyweight champion, defeating [[Yosvani Acosta]] 18-5 in final
*2004 flyweight champion, defeating [[Kadel Luis Martinez]] 24-20 in final
*2005 withdrew in opening round match of flyweight competition
*2006 featherweight champion, defeating [[Luis Franco]] 27-10 in final

== Professional Career ==
[[file:rgferwgf-1.jpg|right|150px]]
*April 27 2007 - Defeated [[Alexan Manvelyan]] 6-1 (4 KOs) by unanimous decision in his professional debut.
*Oct. 30 2007 - Made his U.S. debut by defeating [[Adailton De Jesus]] 19-2 (17 KOs) via a 6th Round TKO.
*Feb. 22 2008 - Scored a 1st Round KO victory over [[Johnnie Edwards]] 13-1-1 (7 KOs) on [[ESPN Friday Night Fights]] to claim the vacant [[NABF]] Super Featherweight Title.
*May 17 2008 - Claimed the vacant [[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title via a unanimous decision victory over [[Darling Jimenez]] 23-2-2 (14 KOs).
*July 18 2008 - Won his 10th consecutive bout by knocking out [[Al Seeger]] 27-3 (21 KOs) in the 1st Round to win the vacant [[WBO]] [[NABO]] Featherweight Title.
*Oct 4 2008 - Scored a 2nd Round knockout victory over then undefeated [[Marcos Ramirez]] 25-0 (16 KOs) on [[HBO Boxing After Dark]].
*Oct 10 2009 - Defeated [[Whyber Garcia]] to defend the [[WBA]] Featherweight title for the first time.
*Sep 11 2010 - Beat [[Orlando Salido]] by UD to unify the WBA and [[IBF]] Featherweight titles. Becomes the first Cuban IBF world champion since the organizations inception in 1983.

== Factoids ==
*Has a record of 5-1 (3 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 4-1 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Jonathan Victor Barros]], [[Orlando Salido]],Daniel [[Ponce de Leon]],[[Darleys Perez]].
**Lost against [[Terence Crawford]].
*Gamboa defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela along with [[Yan Barthelemy]] and [[Odlanier Solis]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami, all three boxers signed professional promotional contracts with German-based [[ARENA Box-Promotion]].
*He was the subject of the "New Face" article in the [[Ring Magazine: May 2008|May 2008]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]].
*Son of [[Carlos Gamboa]].

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Chris John]] Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jonathan Victor Barros]] Regular Champion|
years=2009 Jun 27 – 2010 Sep 11 '''Regular Champion''' '''Upgraded to Unified Champion''' 2010 Sep 11 – 2011 Jun 11 '''Unified Champion''' '''Stripped'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Orlando Salido]] Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[IBF Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Billy Dib]]|
years=2010 Sep 11 – 2011 Mar 26 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamboa, Yuriorkis}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians]]
[[Category:NABF Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]

Keith Thurman

2015-07-12T05:49:45Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Keiththurman.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
<boxer>426053</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Benjamin Getty (-2009), [[Dan Birmingham]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]

Thurman did not fight in 2011 following a knuckle injury and pair of fight cancellations. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/boxing/clearwater-boxer-keith-thurman-on-path-to-prominence-after-win-in-las-vegas/1228899] [http://m2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/23/230158/sp-time-to-release-beast-within/]

== Amateur Career ==
*101 amateur wins and 16 losses
*2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]])
*2006 Police Athletic League National Champion
*6 National Championships

== Award ==
*2012 [[The Ring Magazine]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 5-0 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]],[[Julio Diaz]].[[Robert Guerrero]],[[Luis Collazo]]
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Welterweight Title (July 2013)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (March 2013)
*[[NABO]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2012)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]] Lost bid for Unified Championship|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2015 Jan – present '''Regular Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Keith}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Timothy Bradley

2015-06-28T03:51:01Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Timothy Bradley3.JPG|left|260px|thumb]]
<boxer>268173</boxer>
'''Promoters:''' [[Gary Shaw]] (-2011) and [[Kenneth Thompson|Thompson Boxing Promotions]] (2004-2011), [[Top Rank]] (2011-present) 
'''Trainer:''' [[Joel Diaz]] 
'''[[:Category:Timothy Bradley Gallery|Timothy Bradley Gallery]]''' 
 

== Amateur Career ==
'''Timothy Bradley''' began boxing at age 10 and compiled 140 amateur bouts. He was part of the US National Team and competed in France, Germany and Tahiti. He took the titles at the PAL National Tournament, and became the Under-19 National Tournament Champion and the Jr. Golden Gloves Champion. As an amateur, Bradley was a two-time National Champion and before turning professional was ranked 3rd in the nation.

== Amateur Highlights ==
*Won Silver at the 2000 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 147 lbs, losing to [[Anthony Thompson]].
*Won Gold at the 2001 United States Under-19 National Championships at 147 lbs.
*Won Gold at the 2001 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 147 lbs, beating [[James Parison]].
*Won Silver at the 2002 Four Nations Tournament in France at 147 lbs, losing to [[Xavier Noel]].
*Won Silver at the 2002 American Boxing Classics Tournament at 147 lbs.
*Was a quarter-finalist at the 2002 United States Amateur Championships at 147 lbs, losing to [[Juan McPherson]].
*Won Silver at the 2003 National Golden Gloves at 147 lbs, beating [[Vaughn Alexander]] and losing to [[Andre Berto]].
*Won Bronze at the 2003 United States Amateur Championships at 152 lbs, losing to [[Andre Berto]].
*Won Bronze at the 2003 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 152 lbs, losing to [[Ed Joseph]].
*Competed in the 2003 Titan Games at 152 lbs, beating [[Emmanuel Gonzalez]] and losing to [[Alfredo Angulo]].
*Competed in the 2004 United States Olympic Trials at 152 lbs, losing to [[Vanes Martirosyan]].

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 9-1-0-1 (1 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 10-1-0-1 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]], [[Junior Witter]], [[Kendall Holt]], [[Lamont Peterson]], [[Devon Alexander]], [[Joel Casamayor]], [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Ruslan Provodnikov]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], and [[Jessie Vargas]].
**Lost against Manny Pacquiao.
**No Contest against [[Nate Campbell]].
*Has a record of 2-0 (0 KOs) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Youth World Light Welterweight Title (2006-07)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Welterweight Title (2005-06)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Junior Witter]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Devon Alexander]]|
years=2008 May 10 – 2009 Apr 28 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Kendall Holt]]|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]|
years=2009 Apr 4 – 2012 Jun '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Devon Alexander]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Erik Morales]]|
years=2011 Jan 29 – 2011 Jul '''Declared Champion in Recess''' 2011 Jul – 2012 Jun '''Champion in Recess Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
years=2012 June 9 – 2014 Apr 12 |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Timothy}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Roman Gonzalez

2015-06-07T22:58:07Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Roman Gonzalez.jpg|left|250px]]
[[file:gonzalez.jpg|right|250px]]
<boxer>319725</boxer>

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 12-0 (8 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 7-0 (5 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Yutaka Niida]], [[Katsunari Takayama]], [[Ramon Garcia Hirales]], [[Juan Francisco Estrada]], [[Francisco Rodriguez Jr]], [[Akira Yaegashi]],[[Edgar Sosa]]
*Has a record of 17-0 (12 KOs) in fights outside his native Nicaragua.

== Amateur Career ==
*2004 Central American Championships Gold medalist at light flyweight in La Sabana, Costa Rica.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Light Flyweight Title (October 2010 - February 2011)
*[[WBA]] Fedelatin Minimumweight Title (May 2007)
*Nicaraguan Light Flyweight Title (October 2006)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro Light Flyweight Title (October 2006)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title
*[[WBA]] Super World Light Flyweight Title
*[[WBA]] World Minimumweight Title

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Yutaka Niida]]|
title=[[WBA Minimumweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kwanthai Sithmorseng]]|
years=2008 Sep 15 – 2010 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Carlos Reveco]] Vacated|
title=[[WBA Light Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kazuto Ioka]] Regular Champion|
years=2011 Feb – 2012 Dec '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2012 Dec – 2014 Jan '''Super Champion''' '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Akira Yaegashi]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
years=2014 Sep 5 – present |
after=—|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Roman}}
[[Category:World Minimumweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Nicaraguan World Champions]]

Roman Gonzalez

2015-06-07T22:57:20Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Roman Gonzalez.jpg|left|250px]]
[[file:gonzalez.jpg|right|250px]]
<boxer>319725</boxer>

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 12-0 (8 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 8-0 (6 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Yutaka Niida]], [[Katsunari Takayama]], [[Ramon Garcia Hirales]], [[Juan Francisco Estrada]], [[Francisco Rodriguez Jr]], [[Edgar Sosa]] and [[Akira Yaegashi]].[[Edgar Sosa]]
*Has a record of 17-0 (12 KOs) in fights outside his native Nicaragua.

== Amateur Career ==
*2004 Central American Championships Gold medalist at light flyweight in La Sabana, Costa Rica.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Light Flyweight Title (October 2010 - February 2011)
*[[WBA]] Fedelatin Minimumweight Title (May 2007)
*Nicaraguan Light Flyweight Title (October 2006)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro Light Flyweight Title (October 2006)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title
*[[WBA]] Super World Light Flyweight Title
*[[WBA]] World Minimumweight Title

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Yutaka Niida]]|
title=[[WBA Minimumweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kwanthai Sithmorseng]]|
years=2008 Sep 15 – 2010 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Carlos Reveco]] Vacated|
title=[[WBA Light Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kazuto Ioka]] Regular Champion|
years=2011 Feb – 2012 Dec '''Upgraded to Super Champion''' 2012 Dec – 2014 Jan '''Super Champion''' '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Akira Yaegashi]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
years=2014 Sep 5 – present |
after=—|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Roman}}
[[Category:World Minimumweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Nicaraguan World Champions]]

Roman62

2015-05-21T09:31:15Z

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Danny Oscar Garcia

2015-04-29T12:38:01Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Danny Garcia.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Danny Garcia]]
<boxer>429442</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Angel Garcia]] (father)

== Biography ==
'''Danny Oscar Garcia''' was born in northern Philadelphia to a mother from Bayamon, Puerto Rico and Angel Garcia, originally from Naguabo, Puerto Rico, who was a former boxer himself. It was his father who introduced him to boxing, taking him to a gym as soon as he was ten years old, which is the required minimum allowed by local law. Since this stage, Angel Garcia also became his trainer. Being raised in the city with the second largest Puerto Rican community in the United States, Garcia identifies with his heritage, stating early in his career the desire to become the "next great Puerto Rican fighter". He looks up to Hall-of-Famer [[Carlos Ortiz]] as his favorite boxer and considers [[Carlos Ortiz vs. Len Matthews|Ortiz's fight against Lenny Mathews]] in Philadelphia among the most memorable he has seen. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Garc%C3%ADa_%28boxer%29]

Garcia was featured on the cover of the [[Ring Magazine: December 2013|December 2013]] issue of ''The Ring'' magazine.

== Amateur Career ==
*Had 120 amateur bouts
*'''2005''' Under-19 US National champion
*'''2005''' Gold Medalist at the Tammer Tournament in Tampere, Finland as a Lightweight.
**Defeated [[Erik Roth]] (Sweden) 24-23
**Defeated [[Jussi Koivula]] (Finland) 40-23
**Defeated [[Faraj Almatboli Derouiche]] (Jordania) 40-27
*'''2006''' Gold Medalist at the US National Championships as a Lightweight.
**Defeated [[(The New) Ray Robinson]] 17-14
**Defeated [[Jerry Belmontes]] 20-12
**Defeated [[Terence Crawford]] 21-20
**Defeated [[Luis Ramos]] 30-25
*'''2006''' World Cup participant in Baku, Azerbaijan as a Light Welterweight.
**Lost to [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 1
*'''2007''' Bronze Medalist at the US National Championships as a Light Welterweight.
**Defeated James Berry 23-9
**Defeated [[Ronnie Reams]] 21-5
**Defeated [[Hector Ramos]] 19-18
**Defeated [[Andre Sherard]] 18-13
**Lost to [[Brad Solomon]] 13-14
*'''2007''' Runner-Up at the US Olympic Trials as a Light Welterweight.
**Lost to [[Jeremy Bryan]] 14-23
**Defeated [[Samuel Martinez]] RSC-OS 2
**Defeated [[Mike Dallas Jr.]] 29-21
**Defeated [[Jeremy Bryan]] 25-21
**Defeated [[Danny O'Connor]] 25-19
**Lost to [[Javier Molina]] 12-26

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 6-0 (2 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Nate Campbell]], [[Kendall Holt]], [[Erik Morales]] (twice), [[Amir Khan]], [[Zab Judah]],[[Lamont Peterson]] .

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Intercontinental Light Welterweight Title (2011)
*interim [[WBC]] Youth World Welterweight Title (2010)
*[[WBC]] Youth Intercontinental Light Welterweight Title (2009)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBA]] Super World Light Welterweight Title (2012-)
*[[WBC]] Light Welterweight Title (2012-)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/danny-garcia

{{start box}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Erik Morales]] Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2012 Mar 24
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Amir Khan]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2012 Jul 14 – present '''Super Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Danny}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

Vuyani Bungu

2015-04-25T21:33:28Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:Vuyani Bungu1.jpg|left|250px]]
[[File:Vuyani Bungu.jpg|right|200px]]
<boxer>000842</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Mzi Mnguni]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Mzi Mnguni]] 

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 14-1 (2 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 6-2 (0 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Kennedy McKinney]] (twice), [[Jesus Salud]], [[Danny Romero]], [[Takalani Ndlovu]] (twice)
**Lost against [[Freddie Norwood]], [[Naseem Hamed]], [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]
{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Kennedy McKinney]]|
title=[[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]|
years=1994 August 20 – 1999 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bungu, Vuyani}}
[[Category:World Super Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:South African World Champions]]

Oliver McCall

2015-04-20T12:20:21Z

Roman62: /* Career Overview */

[[File:McCall 1793102.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Oliver McCall]]
<boxer>000451</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]

'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''
 
==Career Overview==
[[File:Lewis-McCall I 1256504.jpg|right|thumb|400px|McCall stops Lennox Lewis to win the WBC heavyweight title in 1994]]
*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.
*Early in his career, McCall was a sparring partner for [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall said, "I guess I sparred more than 300 rounds with Tyson and he never knocked me down once. But I put him down once."
*Defeated [[Lennox Lewis]] by a second-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Championship on September 24, 1994, in London, England. McCall dropped Lewis with a right to the chin early in the second round. Lewis got up, but he was unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. McCall was a 5-1 underdog.
*Successfully defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship with a close twelve-round unanimous decision against 45-year-old [[Larry Holmes]] on April 8, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*Lost the WBC Heavyweight Championship to [[Frank Bruno]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on September 2, 1995, in London, England.
*Fought Lennox Lewis for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship on February 7, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCall's performance was one of the most bizarre in boxing history. McCall refused to fight in rounds four and five, and he cried between rounds. Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight fifty-five seconds into the fifth round. McCall's purse was withheld, and he was later fined $250,000. McCall had been in drug rehab twice the previous year and many questioned his mental health. Two months after the fight, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that he was mentally ill and in need of hospitalization.
*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."
*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.
*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.
*Record of 6-6(5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.
**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]

==Minor & Regional Titles==
* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)
* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)
* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)
* [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2010)
* [[World Boxing Foundation|WBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (2011)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lennox Lewis]]|
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Frank Bruno]]|
years=1994 Sep 24 – 1995 Sep 2
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCall, Oliver}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Chicago Tribune Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Wisconsin Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions|McCall, Oliver]]
[[Category:Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Oliver McCall

2015-04-20T12:20:04Z

Roman62: /* Career Overview */

[[File:McCall 1793102.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Oliver McCall]]
<boxer>000451</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]

'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''
 
==Career Overview==
[[File:Lewis-McCall I 1256504.jpg|right|thumb|400px|McCall stops Lennox Lewis to win the WBC heavyweight title in 1994]]
*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.
*Early in his career, McCall was a sparring partner for [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall said, "I guess I sparred more than 300 rounds with Tyson and he never knocked me down once. But I put him down once."
*Defeated [[Lennox Lewis]] by a second-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Championship on September 24, 1994, in London, England. McCall dropped Lewis with a right to the chin early in the second round. Lewis got up, but he was unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. McCall was a 5-1 underdog.
*Successfully defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship with a close twelve-round unanimous decision against 45-year-old [[Larry Holmes]] on April 8, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*Lost the WBC Heavyweight Championship to [[Frank Bruno]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on September 2, 1995, in London, England.
*Fought Lennox Lewis for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship on February 7, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCall's performance was one of the most bizarre in boxing history. McCall refused to fight in rounds four and five, and he cried between rounds. Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight fifty-five seconds into the fifth round. McCall's purse was withheld, and he was later fined $250,000. McCall had been in drug rehab twice the previous year and many questioned his mental health. Two months after the fight, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that he was mentally ill and in need of hospitalization.
*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."
*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.
*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.
*Record of 6-6(5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.
**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]] [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]

==Minor & Regional Titles==
* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)
* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)
* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)
* [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2010)
* [[World Boxing Foundation|WBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (2011)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lennox Lewis]]|
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Frank Bruno]]|
years=1994 Sep 24 – 1995 Sep 2
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCall, Oliver}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Chicago Tribune Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Wisconsin Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions|McCall, Oliver]]
[[Category:Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Keith Thurman

2015-04-20T12:17:35Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Keiththurman.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
<boxer>426053</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Benjamin Getty (-2009), [[Dan Birmingham]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]

Thurman did not fight in 2011 following a knuckle injury and pair of fight cancellations. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/boxing/clearwater-boxer-keith-thurman-on-path-to-prominence-after-win-in-las-vegas/1228899] [http://m2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/23/230158/sp-time-to-release-beast-within/]

== Amateur Career ==
*101 amateur wins and 16 losses
*2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]])
*2006 Police Athletic League National Champion
*6 National Championships

== Award ==
*2012 [[The Ring Magazine]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]],[[Julio Diaz]].[[Robert Guerrero]]
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Welterweight Title (July 2013)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (March 2013)
*[[NABO]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2012)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]] Lost bid for Unified Championship|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2015 Jan – present '''Regular Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Keith}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Keith Thurman

2015-04-20T12:17:26Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Keiththurman.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
<boxer>426053</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Benjamin Getty (-2009), [[Dan Birmingham]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]

Thurman did not fight in 2011 following a knuckle injury and pair of fight cancellations. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/boxing/clearwater-boxer-keith-thurman-on-path-to-prominence-after-win-in-las-vegas/1228899] [http://m2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/23/230158/sp-time-to-release-beast-within/]

== Amateur Career ==
*101 amateur wins and 16 losses
*2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]])
*2006 Police Athletic League National Champion
*6 National Championships

== Award ==
*2012 [[The Ring Magazine]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]],[[Julio Diaz]].and [[Robert Guerrero]]
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Welterweight Title (July 2013)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (March 2013)
*[[NABO]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2012)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]] Lost bid for Unified Championship|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2015 Jan – present '''Regular Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Keith}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Keith Thurman

2015-04-20T12:17:18Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Keiththurman.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
<boxer>426053</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Benjamin Getty (-2009), [[Dan Birmingham]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]

Thurman did not fight in 2011 following a knuckle injury and pair of fight cancellations. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/boxing/clearwater-boxer-keith-thurman-on-path-to-prominence-after-win-in-las-vegas/1228899] [http://m2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/23/230158/sp-time-to-release-beast-within/]

== Amateur Career ==
*101 amateur wins and 16 losses
*2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]])
*2006 Police Athletic League National Champion
*6 National Championships

== Award ==
*2012 [[The Ring Magazine]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]],[[Julio Diaz]].and[[Robert Guerrero]]
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Welterweight Title (July 2013)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (March 2013)
*[[NABO]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2012)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]] Lost bid for Unified Championship|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2015 Jan – present '''Regular Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Keith}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Keith Thurman

2015-04-20T12:17:01Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[file:Keiththurman.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
<boxer>426053</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Benjamin Getty (-2009), [[Dan Birmingham]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]

Thurman did not fight in 2011 following a knuckle injury and pair of fight cancellations. [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/boxing/clearwater-boxer-keith-thurman-on-path-to-prominence-after-win-in-las-vegas/1228899] [http://m2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/23/230158/sp-time-to-release-beast-within/]

== Amateur Career ==
*101 amateur wins and 16 losses
*2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (lost to [[Demetrius Andrade]])
*2006 Police Athletic League National Champion
*6 National Championships

== Award ==
*2012 [[The Ring Magazine]] Prospect of the Year

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Carlos Quintana]], [[Jan Zaveck]], and [[Julio Diaz]].[[Robert Guerrero]]
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Interim [[WBA]] World Welterweight Title (July 2013)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (March 2013)
*[[NABO]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2012)

==External Links==
*http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]] Lost bid for Unified Championship|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2015 Jan – present '''Regular Champion''' 
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Keith}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Andrzej Fonfara

2015-04-19T16:25:49Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:AFonfara.png|200px|left|thumb]]
<boxer>358969</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Sam Colonna]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Marek Fonfara]] 

'''[[:Category:Andrzej Fonfara Gallery|Andrzej Fonfara Gallery]]''' 

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-1 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Byron Mitchell]], [[Glen Johnson]], [[Gabriel Campillo]].[[Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.]]
**Lost against [[Adonis Stevenson]].

== Titles Held ==
*[[IBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2012-13)
*[[USBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2012)
*[[NABO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2011)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Light Heavyweight Title (2010)

== Doping History ==
On 2009-06-26 Fonfara tested positive for anabolic steroids. His TKO win over Skyler Thompson was overturned, ending up in a No Contest.

== External Link ==
*[http://www.andrzejfonfara.com/ Official Website]

Andrzej Fonfara

2015-04-19T16:25:40Z

Roman62: /* Career Factoids */

[[File:AFonfara.png|200px|left|thumb]]
<boxer>358969</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Sam Colonna]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Marek Fonfara]] 

'''[[:Category:Andrzej Fonfara Gallery|Andrzej Fonfara Gallery]]''' 

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 4-1 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Byron Mitchell]], [[Glen Johnson]], [[Gabriel Campillo]].[[Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.]]
**Lost against [[Adonis Stevenson]].

== Titles Held ==
*[[IBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2012-13)
*[[USBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2012)
*[[NABO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2011)
*[[WBC]] Youth World Light Heavyweight Title (2010)

== Doping History ==
On 2009-06-26 Fonfara tested positive for anabolic steroids. His TKO win over Skyler Thompson was overturned, ending up in a No Contest.

== External Link ==
*[http://www.andrzejfonfara.com/ Official Website]

Ronald Wright vs. Shane Mosley (1st meeting)

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*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (1st. defending of Mosley) 
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title''' (1st. defending of Mosley) 
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Junior Middleweight Title''' (5th. defending of Wright) 

== Notes ==
*Wright wins [[The Ring Magazine]] Jr. Middleweight championship of the World.
*Purses: Shane Mosley - $2.5 million
*Mosley Mosley 3-1 favorit